There were certain
        disturbances:
Skirts high on the thigh,
        front-row desks and
        that shadow between
                the knees;
Questions showing
        the definition of the torso
        and the upraised arm;
Sojourns to the office
        at dusk
        to pose shyly–
                fingered tress in golden
                lamplight between door and frame–
        and the door closing;
And of course
        learning, passion,
        bright eyes and
        a vernal splendor
                of poetry.