By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall (Rated G)
(Well, three out of four, eh?)
For David Pitts,
Who Honors his Students
Of math the assistant principal spoke:
The elegance of a geometric proof
When it brightens the mind, the eye the sky
Completing a song of the universe
Of poetry a teacher rattled on:
The elegance of rhythmic verse that tells
Of dancing stars and dreaming mists and life
Completing a song of the seasons of man
Because
All learning is not only right and dutiful
It is a matter of
The Good, the True, and the Beautiful