Today looks like

The overzealous grip of rubber on paper
Cicadas singing in the sun, homage to friction
Knowledge filtered through a cheese grater
A student smiling aimlessly, lost and happy.
Artificial light at war with shadows
Left skulking in corners by a relentless sun
Work hanging over, the headsman's axe
Razor sharp to snicker snack
Contrasting dulcet tones squeezed through walls too thin
Another teacher hard at work.