The Spelling Bee

Happily, I entered the class I laughed with friends, but then alas Joy was replaced with sudden fear Knowing spelling bee time was here Last time I had misspelled ADJOURNED My tongue went dry, my stomach churned Now one by one the others failed ODYSEY... BROCOLI... UNVIELED... Precisely feeling unprepared Quizzes had always made me scared Reading my word she called my name She glared at me through horn-rimmed frames Tracing her finger through the air Under my breath I said a prayer Vainly I pondered her request Without a clue I blindly guessed X-Y-L-O-T-O-M-Y "Yes," she said. I had spelled it right!? 9/7/2016