Find a six-sided cube –
some (d)ice.
Make that two. Roll
both. In beds
of flour.
Two parts
sugar, three
parts (sp)ice.
On (f)oil. Recite
text from the visible
side’s chest. Letters
on one. Numbers
on the other.
Comply.
Each cell
a moment of mo(u)rning –
a seasonal tell.
Each side coded
with an Expo
marker.
Strands of
DNA and RNA
file right. Twisted
like salt-water taffy.
A summer
memory. Goodbye.
School
bells toll.
Each classroom
a haiku yet untold.
Syllables hatch,
in odd and even hues —
What does the school
year say?
Re-toss dice
of letters and numbers.
Swap lines. Thread time.
Add articles, succinct
action verbs, and conjunctions.
Trade prepositions
with adverbs.
Roll three,
four, more dice
for a non-traditional view —
Then reimagine play,
play again (revisions
welcome, grading due-
dates delayed).
Jen Schneider (she/her) is an educator who lives, writes, and works in small spaces throughout Pennsylvania. Recent works include 14 (Plus) Reasons Why, A Collection of Recollections, Invisible Ink, On Always Being an Outsider, and Blindfolds, Bruises, and Breakups.