the better college time

Sunday afternoon
was
followed by the evening
in the chapel
and
we would in the choir sing and then
haul ourselves down
front
for the sermon
and
then would sing again

everyone
we all
took part

and there was a song
we sung
while the church organ vibed beneath
and the song
was
telling us
that some things like this day were
done

and out into the air
back to
our dorms
as
quickly to forget
and worry like wool being
our worries

we tried nonetheless to work for
Monday
if
unprepared
and should come regardless

yet the better words
than
stress alone

now
the day is over
night is drawing
nigh
shadows of the evening steal
across the sky

I’m sorry you can’t hear the tune
until you can
but
there are words
and grammared nicely
if
and as reordered
above
and
(yet)
reading these even just now
might
take you into night
its and our assurance
of
the night

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