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A Convent Girl

A CONVENT GIRL This is the girl, Who’s in a whirl, Who came to the, Convent, Looking despondent. This is the nun, Who’s highly strung, Who started to lecture, In spite, of her denture. This is the Principal, Who’s very strategical, Who can dismiss, If something’s amiss. Then Mother Superior, To whom we’re inferior, Performs her role, To reach her goal. These then are the four, Inside the door, Of a truly despondent , Lady-like Convent

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Richard Lamoureux

Date: 9/14/2021 10:45:00 AM

A great read. I found this on my way to locate your Peanut Butter Strike poem. Hugs Rick.

John Gondolf

Date: 7/27/2019 10:22:00 AM

I can relate to this since I was taught by nuns through elementary school and then went to an all male Jesuit high school where I was taught by priests. We got into a few antics ourselves along with the Ursuline girls, an all girls school. I'll just say the Catholic girls aren't always so prim and proper and leave it at that. Hugs, John

Jennifer Proxenos
Date: 7/28/2019 12:28:00 AM

LOL, I was a border, so didn't have much chance to misbehave, but then again, I was a bit of a prude and lectured by my parents almost daily over the phone about been away from home and behaving - my father was an army officer in the Zambian army and I was in the then Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe - schooling stopped in Zambia in Form 4 so had to go as a border so that I could write my matric. My Peanut butter strike poem is whilst I was a border. Thanks for a great comment John, we had similar schooling backgrounds it seems. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.

Okonkwo Ifeanyichukwu

Date: 3/6/2019 1:48:00 PM

Lovable and simply presented poem Jennifer..

Jennifer Proxenos
Date: 3/6/2019 2:21:00 PM

Thank-you Okonkwo, I really love your comment - to the point, simply lovely! Poetry hugs, Jennifer.

Date: 10/8/2018 8:37:00 AM

Loved this poem and its going on my Favourite Poem List. This is definitely for all the Convent Girls out there. Thanks Jennifer. Kim

Jennifer Proxenos
Date: 10/8/2018 1:01:00 PM

Hi Kim, It was such fun being a boarder and what we got up is a story all on its own. (rather a poem!) xoxo. Jennifer.

Paul Callus

Date: 10/7/2018 4:36:00 AM

Hi Jennifer! There are many people who believe that convent life is drab and strict, yet I have friends who experienced them and they have only words of praise. I'm glad that you are one who tasted the latter! Regards // paul

Jennifer Proxenos
Date: 10/7/2018 12:10:00 PM

Hi Paul for my last two years which included my Matric year I was a border and a prefect so we got to know a good many of the nuns better than the day scholars. Got up to many pranks also. Maybe one day i'll write a short story about those years and call it A convent girl! thank-you for your comment. Regards, Jennifer.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 10/6/2018 12:09:00 PM

A nice string of couplets Jennifer, I had this image of Julie Andrews when I started reading. Tom.

Jennifer Proxenos
Date: 10/6/2018 2:12:00 PM

Thanks Tom, This is a poem I wrote many moons ago. I completed my education at a Convent and have very fond memories of my time there. Happy you enjoyed my poem and thank-you for your comment. Regards, Jennifer.