In old school house yard at Ruby a dark brown shorthorn cow <br />And leghorn pullets cackling beneath the cypress bough <br />This school must hold good memories and memories live somehow <br />Here in their lunch hour children played but where are those children now? . <br /> <br />The old school room now a tea room has undergone some change <br />And if past pupil came back here he'd find the place quite strange <br />Where is the desk he sat at? the blackboard is not there <br />And time has brought change to Ruby as it has done elsewhere. <br /> <br />The old school house at Ruby a memory of past years <br />Here Ruby children sang and laughed and shed their fledgeling tears <br />And do those children of Ruby who now live far away <br />In dreams return to old school house and Ruby childhood day? . <br /> <br />The old school house at Ruby a memory of the past <br />And time has brought about some change and time bring change too fast <br />This school must hold good memories and memories live somehow <br />Here in their lunch hour children played but where are those children now? .<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-old-school-house-at-ruby/
