Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, UNDERTONES: CHINESE EDUCATION, by DAVID O'NEIL


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UNDERTONES: CHINESE EDUCATION, by                    
First Line: Baby faces mirthless as shovels
Last Line: And up they chirrup again.
Subject(s): Racism; Racial Prejudice; Bigotry


Baby faces mirthless as shovels,
Endlessly chanting
Lip-worn odes and codes --
When their voices flag
A mole-whiskered savant
Misses a puff
At his water pipe,
Slaps his desk with a stick
And up they chirrup again.





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