Certificate in Both Hands

by The Hearth Voice

Original EveryPoem Studio house-voice poem.

He takes the certificate with both hands, careful not to bend the gold star. It says kindergarten completed. He reads only his own name. That is enough. His family applauds from folding chairs. His teacher kneels for the photograph. Behind him, the alphabet remains above the board, ready for another first year.

52 words · 11 lines · Free Verse

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