https://youtu.be/egSzMzr66_w Ageing Schoolmaster : : By Vernon Scannell : And now another autumn morning finds meWith chalk dust on my sleeve and in my breath,Preoccupied with vague, habitual speculationOn the huge inevitability of death. Not wholly wretched, yet knowing absolutelyThat I shall never reacquaint myself with joy,I sniff the smell of ink and chalk andContinue reading “Ageing Schoolmaster : Vernon Scannell : ( 1 ) : : Narrative Video ( Poem Reading ) : Vernon Scannell : ( 2 ) : : School Poems : :”