Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

New Family At School

A new family moves to neighborhood school.
Children are in kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth
Six boys and one girl
Atchel, Satchel, Batchel, Ratchel, Datchel, Matchel and Snatchel.
Which one is the girl? Someone asks.
Snatchel I believe.
Or maybe Satchel.
Not sure, but we’ll figure it out eventually.
Or not.

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L Milton Hankins November 16, 2022 at 8:16 PM (chuckling) I know a family like this! There names all start with the letter "T." They are bi-racial. Their mother is hard-working, and they are delightful kids. Caren Krutsinger November 17, 2022 at 3:06 AM Fun! I knew a family who named three brothers the same first middle and last name - ridiculous!

Ilene Bauer November 16, 2022 at 1:40 PM i hope you're kidding about the names, caren, but maybe you aren't. i once taught siblings named supreme, earthly and i-perfection. you can't make that up! Caren Krutsinger November 17, 2022 at 3:06 AM I am not