In Brief - A Lifetime's Work Poem by James Hart

First a teacher and
A lecturer
In French and in Spanish
In Durham

Then a lecturer
In charge of
Modern Languages
In Harrogate

Thirdly a curate
Also in Harrogate
In charge of nothing
But praying for everyone

Fourthly a roving priest
In Salta, Northern Argentina
Fifthly, a Vicar
Of San Salvador in Buenos Aires

Sixthly a school chaplain
In two different schools
Then a priest in charge
Of two different Churches

Finally, a welcome rest
In retirement in Kenilworth
In a bungalow in a close
In peace and in quietness