Short and Sweet by Sarah Heavren ’21 Master of the cleverest pun, You make all the boring things fun. I hope you know And that I show You’re loved by a certain someone. Staycation by Samantha Pellman ’20 What do I get him for Valentine’s Day? Plan something special, they all say So I booked […]
by Samantha Pellman ’20 It’s a Friday night at 6 p.m. The sky is dark already The air is cold. To us it’s just a Friday night But to others it’s the most romantic day of the year. We don’t look at it that way. We stand in front of the mirror Curling our hair […]
by Sam Ward ’21 To better understand love and its treasures, You must first reexamine your loyalty to vices. You are not ready to love unless you take the right measures. Would you keep caffeine in the A.M. if Starbucks raised its prices? Wag your finger to rom-coms, even Paul Rudd ones. Love has no […]
by Sarah McLaughlin ’23 How do I teach someone something that is beyond my own comprehension? That question incessantly prodded my mind when I sat down the first day Not at my usual seat at the keys But instead in a chair beside them. How do I explain that while it flows like a language, […]
by Sarah Heavren ’21 There’s a mist that appears at times. What is real becomes hard to find. In my mind it clouds and obscures The things that I’ve thought, seen or heard. The mist’s purpose is to deceive All the things my brain perceives. It adds an element of doubt To things I should […]
by Grace O’Connor ’22 Strands of string lights circled around the wooden frame of the bunk bed Warm yellow light illuminates from the mini bulbs White wire twisted together to hold each mini light bulb in place The string lights are a twisted vine keeping the wooden planks in custody Tied around the bed frame […]
by Connor Zimmerman ’20 Let’s have a drink to This moment, hope it never ends. It’s been forever since the last, And it’ll be forever till the next. Let’s have a drink to The memories, the tears, the smiles. It feels like we haven’t missed a step, Despite our increasingly separate lives. Let’s have a […]
by Jay Willett ’20 There are two ways to look down. With pride, pitifully watching the climb, stumble, and slip. Cackling, pouring champagne at the top, enjoying the summit’s immersion. The greatest who’s ever lived. The king high on his throne. The invisible swords that dangle above his crown jingle but do so silently. An […]
by Kiley McMahon ’20 My face, Covered, Somber, And blue. My eyes, Glossy, Puffy, And red. My thoughts, Jumbled, Intertwined, And incoherent. My watch, Ticking, Quickly, Black and white. The paper, Handed, To me, Soon with tears. The hour glass, Shattered, Grainy, And white. My heels, Loud, Clanky, And black. Me, Not ready, Somber, And […]
by Sam Pellman ’20 A year ago I was standing under the Eiffel Tower Surrounded by unfamiliar faces Some foreign, some similar to mine. I used to panic about that moment When I would be dropped into a foreign country Alone without a single person to lean on. But now all I think about is […]