PREPARATION FOR THE EXAM Poem by Joke van Leeuwen

Study the drawing on this page, that's
how we show embarrassment here, although
there is some variation regionally.
Practise moving forward every day:
left leg up, a single hop
right leg. Now bend, attend to Diagrams A through C
to show respect. You needn't
know the names of all the trees
the trees don't know their own names either.
Use rain to paper fragile
confidence. Search for what you've lost
where you know it's not, maybe you'll find
something we hid in fun so that
it might be found with difficulty later.
Now turn the page. This chapter's called:
Fold your own expectance.