Homework at Bedtime

I told my teacher the dog ate it. The dog looked shocked. He brought my worksheet from the hall,

My pencil says it feels prepared. It sharpened twice last night. My eraser says mistakes are fine.

Necessary has one collar, two sleeves, and socks I always lose.

Tomorrow the alarm returns, the lunchbox, the clean shoes, the careful name inside the coat.

First: wonder. Something happens that shouldn't— an apple falls, a mold kills bacteria.

A train leaves Leeds at half past three. Another leaves York at four. Question six would like to know