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Archive of poems by Anne KellyFinglas 1979Do something for the Christmas variety show! My class was not given to reading I hit on Christmas carols and soon others wanted to join the choir. The show was a first for the school in an area not noted for cultural highlights in a deprived urban area famous for the sound of squad cars. Adestes Fideles, O Come All Ye Faithful! Silent Night, Hark The Herald Angels It's all a dream, an illusion now Reading lessons as much as music and song. The V.E.C. gave navy blazers ill fitting but greatly prized. Twenty four first year boys poised on stage for the curtain. In the dim light I saw their glowing faces hearts and souls in every note as earnest as the Sistine Chapel choir. Silent night, Holy Night! Blazers folded with reverent care placed in V.E.C. boxes Some teachers said I'd never see them again or they would be torn or soiled. For those few moments they had performed in front of their parents and the school. They had attained to a dignity held by the blazers and their songs. What they may not know is that the gratitude and love they gave me has filled my deprived heart now in a different urban waste. by Anne Kelly Archive index | Next poem » |
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