'Twas the Night Before School Starts

'Twas the night before school starts
And all through the house
All the children were wailing
And so was the mouse.

"It's only 9 o'clock,"
Jackson, Turner and Caroline said.
"We barely got to play!"
"Really? It's time for bed??"

The shoes were all lined up
Along the kitchen floor.
The backpacks were all hanging
Beside the back door.

The children were nestled
So sad in their beds
With visions of grammar
And math in their heads.

A hug and a prayer
And a pat on each head
Soon helped them all know
They had nothing to dread.

So to summertime fun,
We say, "See ya later!
'Cause now we're a
Second, fourth and sixth grader!"