Fred Smith: The Night Before New Year’s
Fred Smith, assessment expert (retired from the New York City Board of Education) and part-time poet, published this poem today in the New York Daily News.
The night before New Year’s: A Message from Your President!
By FRED SMITH
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS – DEC 31, 2020
‘Tis the eve of the new year and in his White House
Sits a lame duck-tailed bad man with unsmiling spouse.
“This may be my last chance before my thoughts drift
To give all those who miffed me one parting gift.
Whether I liked them or hated, they can’t escape blame,
They’re bound to be “Fired” in my blazing endgame:
To my faithless AG and once true legal goon,
I leave Barr to flame out in a hot air balloon. CONTINUE READING: Fred Smith: The Night Before New Year’s | Diane Ravitch's blog