I Skate

acres of shine
glossy glassy
slick icy sizzzle

wild ice

ups n downs

here comes the six pounds back on the belly

with every wee dram of port / heh

with every cup of tea honeyed and creamed

with every toasted square of focaccia slathered with butter

with every handful of dark chocolate, sugared ginger cubes, roasted peanuts

yeah, babe

on the upswing is oh we do so love starting over and over and over again

thank you, Miss Robey

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Miss Robey was our homeroom and english teacher when skaterina was a sophomore in high school

that would be 1947-48

she had a wondrously huge nose
a commanding nose
a nose like nose other nose
and she was er um truly homely

but not ugly / there is a difference / dont ask / dont tell

a memorable nose and a memorable teacher / she loved her subject / she relished her subject / when she told about shilish marner (Silas Marner) she kinda slurped through the silas part in juicy kind of way / we all came to appreciate silas marner

she assigned book reports and made us do them / smile

this is what i really thank her for / the book reports / having to get up in front of the class and risk making a fool of yourself / sheesh / it just had to be done

else how wd we get out of ourselves ?

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