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For what it's worth, I am a Gemini. Where some people see contradictions, I see an opportunity to create something new that contains the best of two seemingly contradictory positions.
I call this my metaphysical poetry book because I ponder some deep thoughts.
This poem I share is lighter in tone, but not in meaning. It has been used in a post-secondary presentation about adjuncts.
Scholarly Mercenary from Gemini, Broad River Press © 2018 Arthur Turfa
From high school rooms rented out
at night to community or tech colleges,
with an occasional four-year
campus in the mix, I wander
shoulder bag crammed with
textbooks, papers, flash drive
instead of ammo and field rations.
Contracted from semester to semester,
lured by another check or recertification
points, perhaps more dollars poured
into the Holy Grail of retirement,
on the front lines of education can
we be found around 75% of the time.
No tenure secures us, Some of us have
only these classes. A few seek full-time
status. Not I’ my salary suffices.
When the curriculum changes, I change
enough to continue, unwilling to
challenge directly. I am needed, and
say to myself
Vive
l’argent! Vive le métier scholaire
Vive les beaucoups savants mercenaires!
My novel:
https://www.blurb.com/b/10799783-the-botleys-of-beaumont-county
Some of the closest friends I've had were Gemini's, I appreciate the personal perspective you have, may provide some insight to some of those past relationships. Thank you.
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