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When you are hurrying to school,
early in the morning,
stop for a moment just to look around.
A rather unusual tree
is standing on the quayside:
it has no branches
it has yards and sails.
This is no tree
but the mast of an old vessel
and reminds us of a time
when students used to climb it up
for the morning salute,
and the luckiest, the last one,
had the great honour
of getting to the top.
This is no more
and the empty yards
that point towards the skies
seem to ask our Lord
to bless you guys
who will, one day,
cross fareway seas.
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