1976
Recollection
February 1976


“Recollection,” New Era, Feb. 1976, 50

Recollection

I had a Latin teacher once

Who suffered daily

Because we would not love her.

Latin, not her, was what displeased us.

But she, and we,

Confused the two.

“Amo, amas, amat—”

“I love, you love, he loves.”

Such a simple lesson!

But we missed it,

Everyone of us.