The Last Day of School

So this is it. It’s finally here. Your last school day has come No more morning drop offs No more rushed school run. No more sandwiches to pack No more sports kit to acquire No frantic searching for the socks Hiding somewhere in the dryer No more crazes to embrace No whirring fidget spinners No scoubidos or scooters No more school hot dinners No more earnest pleas for help Or passionate persuasions To help with your maths homework And solve quadratic equations ! A vista stretches far behind When you were very young And had to have your hair combed flat But never in a bun ! Mum was taking all the flack When your bottom lip would wobble Armed with just a hairbrush And a Clare’s, Pink Princess, bobble Selling cakes and muffins When cake stall day came round Besieged by hungry children At the home time bells shrill sound Scrubbing out car carpets With some enzyme killing spray And vowing I would NEVER Take you back to “Shakeaway” No more sunny sports days Then a picnic under trees Nor helping at school discos When the heat hit 80 degrees ! No more frantic walks to school No chatting at the gate No more nudge to hurry up So we didn’t sign in late No more uniform to buy No September feet to measure No school concerts to attend And glow with pride and pleasure No more avid watching For the slightest trace of snow Yearning for a snow day Tuned to local radio No more parents evenings Time to sort out all the debts To remember all those good times and never have regrets. We will treasure all these moments Hold them close within our heart There are other seas for you to sail So soon you must depart. These memories are so precious These moments are so rare So wherever life’s path takes you If you need us - we’ll be there.