THE PEANUTS & THE DIVINER
In Sex Ed.,
she tells me
that
(as we slowly colour it
in)
“The man’s...thing...is called...”
“The Peanuts! ”
She smiles(so
pleased with her self)
for remembering.
I don’t correct her
(she’s on a roll now)
I go...with her flow.
And following swiftly
on from...that:
“The woman’s thing...is called..? ”
“Yes...yes! ”
(Yes, it’s her again!)
thrilled that...she knows!
“The Diviner! ”
I’m almost weak with laughter.
and for the week & the week after
they too
become for me:
the Peanuts! & the Diviner!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Out of the mouths of the true innocents...the children of all ages...comes the truth as they see it. How totally marvelous it must be to be a teacher and recieve these gifts (with the ability, of course, to keep a straight face! !)