How to explain plate tectonics to a
Class of underachievers in a way
That won’t be ridiculed. Maybe through a
Diagram? A dry way to end the day.
        And isn’t that a teacher’s old role: to
        Dish out facts and make them learnt by 'yooves'
        That resist them? Is it really too bold to
        Simply state and repeat why the earth’s crust moves?
Now it’s creative the authorities
Want. Tectonics? No longer our world – Now
It’s poetry – imagine metaphorically
Two hot cycle wheels in opposition – WOW!
        They wear the cloth crust over them so thin
        That it rips a hole! Wish I could plunge in.