BILL PRINGLE

PUSHING PAINT


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Am I still sitting at the front of the class.
Waiting for time to pass.

Daydreaming my time away.
For a chance to get out and play.

Crayons and pencils for drawing.
Mittens beside the stove thawing.

Sunshine on the window sill.
In my desk sitting there still.

In the spring Andy Andy over.
Joy in finding a four leaf clover.
Red Rover Red Rover send Douglas over.

Baseball with a sponge rubber ball.
Apple fights in the fall.

Snow forts and a wooden toboggan.
The wood stove was the only login.

Roll up maps of the world on the wall.
In the morning register and roll call.

Christmas concert for short and tall.
Oh Canada for one and all.