Memorizing a Poem
In school, we sometimes were assigned
To memorize some verse
And so, at home, in front of parents,
We would, thus, rehearse.
We then presented what we’d learned
In class or on a stage,
Without the benefit of notes
Or glancing at a page.
Amazingly, when thinking back
On rhymes that we had nailed,
We find them still intact; our teacher’s
Mandate has prevailed.
Though teaching’s changed in many ways,
For better or for worse,
It’s satisfying somehow
To recite a once-learned verse.
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