Last Circle Time

by The Bright Voice

Original EveryPoem Studio house-voice poem.

The children sit cross-legged for their last kindergarten circle. They name favorite books, missing teeth, and what they will be next year: scientist, dancer, person who drives the bus. Their teacher closes the songbook. Tomorrow the rug will be empty. Today each small voice graduates without needing a larger word.
50 words · 12 lines · Free Verse
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