familyplainchalkylong-plated
sworda lath of wood, sharpened by belief
spoonborrowed from the kitchen, never returned
lanternthe only sight on the dark floor
dollstuffed with sawdust and one secret
keyfits a door nobody has found
bellrings when a child is counted
broomsweeps the chalk, mostly
kitestring too short for the weather
rank is not power. rank is how much of the object survived the last term: plain, chalky, or long-plated. the class photo scores them anyway.