Screeching at Pav on a Winter's Day


Stan Birch ‘22
Staff Editor

Whose alarms these are I think I know.   

Pav only ever brings me woe.  

They think, “Mid-day, the coast is clear,”

To sound alarms and let them blow.   

 

The house pets all must think it queer,

Not a person is filled with fear.

While mid-day naps we try to take

That sound comes screaming in my ear.

 

A breakfast spread does not quite make

Amends for a repeat mistake.   

Two mins. notice does not quite keep,

Peace and calm while outlines I fake.   

 

I only fear, when dark and deep,   

Siren sound rips me from my sleep,   

A month to go before I sleep,   

A month to go before I sleep.

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