Recess Reggae

Legos snaps off-beat.
Ping, pong
Is this love?
Sing-song.
Pencil taps, erasers slide glide.
Smack of chess piece;
player grits his teeth.

Ping, pong, one-drops,
card on the table.
Ball gone, the search is on.
Yah mon, the recess reggae.

Toast the search.
Toast the chase.
Toast the play.
Toast to the end of half
of the school day.

Kicked up feet,
back beat speak,
irie vibe every day,
if only it could stay.

Bell rung,
snare drum;
time to get on with the day.

©2026 | K.F. Hartless

Cover Art: The Young Artist – School Recess by Eduard Schulz

GloPoWriMo#7 invites us to write a poem that emulates singsong style – something to snap, clap, and jump around to. I hope this does it for you.

https://youtu.be/69RdQFDuYPI?si=JrPwJQmylx6dibsa

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