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Subject: Tonkathon 2003 Author: Lobi [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 21:53:47 05/12/03 Mon Poems about exam revision? Isn't that dignifying it with some importance? Well, the gritty reality of it is exams ARE important - but whoever said anyone had to be a fan of gritty reality? I Revision Ironically, his lawde and prayse was written Not in English, but Latin. But what year did the king die in? Fifteen-Oh-Something else I could look up But can’t be bothered to. What the fuck is he, then, doing in English Literature! I’m not prepared for this. I can’t even grasp the simple things Let alone whole ‘concepts’. By what strange method is this text supposedly indexed? I thought I had time The exam’s in a week. I’m stressed? Yes, Of course. I’m coping? Yes, It’s nothing. Nothing in the grand scheme of things Mom says, and she should know for She did O Levels too. Back then English was little more than the vernacular. II visionRe Back to the books With their burning purposes; To let you pass exams If you let them. Back to the books Which are no longer Pertinent. It’s time To fulfil their potential. You could turn them over To second hands Which can sweat all over The laminated covers As you have done. But, you tell your well-meaning Mother, whose earnings Did not go into Their purchase, It’s much more fun to burn them Now and in hindsight. ______________________________ Please note: Anyone wishing to dispense of revision notes in this fashion is welcome round mine sometime in July to add to the ceremonial pyre. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]