Dear Tooth Fairy...

I lost a tooth at school today,
Although I don’t know when or where.
The teacher sent us out to play
And, suddenly, it wasn’t there.

I realised, as I ran about,
There was a gap where it had been,
Somewhere my tooth had just popped out.
I looked but it could not be seen.

So when I go, at last, to bed,
Although my tooth could not be found,
I’ll put this note beside my head,
And hope that I’ll still get a pound.

© Graeme Williams 2012

Photograph taken from srett's photostream on flickr and used under the creative commons licence.

Sonnet for the End of the School Day

The school bell rings to mark the end of day,
And from their classrooms teachers rise and groan.
Some children leave the school in disarray,
And looking at the mess, the cleaners moan.
A brief hubub of noise as kids depart,
Then silence falls upon the corridors,
Outside, the school bus engines all restart,
As children try to pile in through the doors.
Those students whose detention has begun,
Just sit there, glassy eyed, as time goes slow,
They’re waiting 'till their punishment is done.
At last! They’re told that they're allowed to go.
While some staff gripe and all the kids complain,
They’ll soon be back to do it all again.

© Graeme Williams 2012