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Bob, get up now,
Annie did shout;
I’ll call the Father,
Make no doubts.
In an instant,
Out of bed he was,
Hitting his knee,
On the bedpost, alas!
Sandy, my pen,
Where did you keep?
Tell me sweetie,
Don’t make me weep.
He got his books,
Kissed them bye,
Hitting the door top,
Which wasn’t high.
Some time later,
He saw Lily ahead,
His classmate smiled,
He did cry instead.
Lily dearest, help me,
My homework I forgot,
Let me copy yours,
Let Father know not.
Sweet as she was,
To help she did agree,
In the park they sat,
While he soon copied.
He still got a hiding,
From the priest for it,
“Miner Bob you copied.
Your homework shows it.
I’ll complain to Annie,
I’ll tell Sandy on you,
You don’t have brains,
You copied her name too.
I tell you B for Baby,
And you ask me where!
You tell two times two is 22,
You make me pull my hair!
You’re 30 years old now,
Can’t you do your own work?
Education is responsibility,
You just cannot shirk.
Now stop being a sloth,
Write this paper 100 times,
That’s your punishment,
Now start and don’t whine.”
Bob the Miner, he’s no fool,
He’s doing his best to finish school.
Yet how he will I don’t know,
I tell A for Apple, he eats his so.
Take the stick, give a whack,
Yet he don’t learn, still slacks.
The oil is there, unlit the wick,
Guess an old dog, can’t learn new tricks.

This is the most original and humorous take on Adult Education. Kept me in splits and I liked the simplicity of Miner Bob.Surely he'll pass this test!!And be a darling to all in BPL!! 😉
nice one Leo..you excel in poetry..good luck 🙂
Excellent Leo I really enjoyed reading it.Yvonne.
Lol, this was very wacky! Good post.
An interesting poem which left me to want some more of it…:)And you made me smile a lot, really!If this is a contest entry, I wish you the best of luck as I am sure you would always have an edge with all other participants as you always did, like for BATOM!I look forward to a second series of this Indiana Raiders poem of yours…Leo…Leonnynes???Quite interesting! Where did your thoughts come from? It's unique and very entertaining, hence my wanting for a second series!!! :)Again, all the Best of Luck!!!
Nice poetry Leo.. Enjoyed reading it..All the best for the contest..:)
Rofl!.. enjoyed reading it..:)
Hehe 🙂 This one was too good Leo 🙂 Loved it from the moment I read it.
Haha…this is a great poem! Enjoyed it when I got it via email. We are lucky to have you as our sub! Good on ya! Here's hoping the Raiders can do it! =)
Hehe A poem on Adult Education…OSUM..very innovative!ATB for BPL
Amazing post. Leo. I could not even imagine this topic could be approached as a poem. Too good – poetry and humor within confines of such a narrow topic.
poem and humor post on this topic very unique imagination 😀
So damn nice..what a unique way of writing a post on adult literacy…loved it.All the best 🙂
@Rumya,haha! 😀 thanks very much. glad u liked the humor! 🙂
@Neha,thank u! 🙂 glad u liked it. atb to u too!
@Yvonne,heheh! 🙂 thanks!
@Arif,yeah.. wacky! 😉 😀 glad u liked it! 🙂
@Amity,that was the intention.. to make readers smile! :Dyes, its a contest, but it has judges.. not readers votes like BAT. :)Leonnyes is my team's nickname for me. Second series? sure. will think about it! 😀 Thoughts came from my teammate Luluclux.. i executed it! 😀
@Sushoban,thank u! 🙂
@Sushobhan,hehe.. rofl-d quite some readers too i hope! 😀
@Avada,hehe! thank thank u! 🙂
@Babby,glad u liked it! 🙂 and its my pleasure being sub for the Raiders. cheers! 🙂
@Vibz,of course! 😀 glad u liked it & ATB to u too.. ur my competition for this theme huh? 😉
@The Fool,thank u! coming from a critic such as yourself, i find that high praise! 🙂 glad u liked it & all the best to you too! 🙂
@Dmanji,yes of course! 😀 to each, his/her own imagination na? 🙂
@Lazy Pineapple,thank u! 🙂 glad u liked it. all the best to u too! 🙂
The most difficult topic of this round (IMO) has been taken care of in the best possible way.Kudos for that!
Nice one… Entertaining and funny…What more does a reader want?
@Sanchit,:) glad u liked it dude! thanks!
@Saurabh,thank u! 🙂 glad u liked it!
hahahaaa…nice and humorous take on education…I like humor…liked it …all the best !! 🙂
you have dealt with the most difficult topic with such ease. I salute you King Leo 🙂 March on .. loved it
@Pushpee,hehe! 🙂 thanks! 😀
@Tikki,:) thank u!
This is a nice presentation,and the central thought is captured well.Good Stuff.
Awesome post, Leo!!! Loved it 🙂 Racy, humourous, and to the point!! Also, this is a different take on the topic, which earns you EXTRA brownie points 🙂
@GB,thanks! 😀
@Writerzblock,hehe! 😀 yeah.. i know. hope them brownie points come too! 😉