That towheaded boy sat
In his overalls
There in a circle
With the others
Reading from a primer
And the others
Would raise their hands
And get up from their
Little chairs there
In that circle
And go to the teacher
And point at a word
And the teacher
Would quietly
Say the word
And the others
Would go back
To their chairs
Then and continue
And that towheaded
Boy watched and read
And went back and started
At the beginning
Of the lesson and read
And finally raised his hand
Like the others and the teacher
Looked at him and almost smiled
And then nodded and he went
To her and pointed at window
And she quietly said, Window
And he said, Yes, Ma’am
And went back to his chair
In the circle with the others.