TWELVEO’CLOCK
Mother,Idowanttoleaveoffmylessonsnow。Ihavebeenatmybookallthem。
Yousayitisonlytwelveo’clock。Supposeitisn’tayoueverthinkitisafterisonlytwelveo’clock?
Ieasilyimagithesuheedgeofthatrice-field,andtheoldfisher-womanisgatheringherbsforhersupperbythesideofthepond。
Ijustshutmyeyesandthinkthattheshaddarkeruree,aerinthepondlooksshinyblack。
Iftwelveo’ei,why’ttheistwelveo’clock?