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EXAMINATIONS ON THE HORIZON?
Poem: The Day of the Exam
This is a POEM TO PERFORM
THE DAY
OF THE EXAM
By Josie Whitehead
Today is the day when the raindrops patter,
When the wind blows and the leaves scatter.
Today my mind’s running hither and thither.
It’s a day when my nerves feel all of a dither.
Through the pattering rain and leaves that blow,
Nearer and nearer to the school I go.
Amidst forming chaos and the panic stations,
The churning stomach and the expectations -
To a desk in the corner with a paper and pen.
I’m on the starting line, flag’s waved and then –
It’s eyes on my paper, the mind on the job.
Now, brain in gear - how my temples throb!
I must read the questions, allow time to think;
Then it’s pen to paper and here comes the ink.
Read what you’ve written! Did you comprehend?
'Time’s up! Stop writing! Your exams at an end.'
Copyright on all my poems
This poem was one of almost 400 poems which were chosen by teachers and children and was published in 2010 in five books. They liked it, I like it, of course, and I hope you do too. Why not perform it? Josie