Trumpets sound. Bells in the bell tower chime. Crowds cheer, and I ascend to my throne, waving. I am no longer a mere student. I am a graduate. Okay, so trumpets didn’t sound, but bells did ring and crowds did cheer (for me and for the many others that I sat with—in fold out chairs,ContinueContinue reading “I’m Graduated. Now What?”
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Why I’m Nobody
I’m Nobody! Who are you?Are you — Nobody — Too?Then there’s a pair of us!Don’t tell! they’d advertise — you know! How dreary — to be — Somebody!How public — like a Frog —To tell one’s name — the livelong June —To an admiring Bog! Emily Dickinson My first poetry night. Last night, after aContinueContinue reading “Why I’m Nobody”
New Year, Old/New Me
Ever want to commit to a goal, but get scared to because you’re afraid of failure? You might think of all the people you’ll tell about the goal and wonder what they’ll think if you don’t achieve it. I knew they wouldn’t make. They aimed too high on that one. How awkward for them. ItContinueContinue reading “New Year, Old/New Me”
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