Category: Poetry

Nature Has No Curfew

by Taylor Rogers ’24 Shadows and I become one as the night falls, The sunset smiling down at me, waving one last goodbye. Spring’s simplistic desires draw me in, And I choose to abandon my curfew, deciding to just live.  As we dance, the stars begin to appear, Wishing to join our game of hide […]

Elizabeth McGinn

Memories

by Sarah Heavren ’21 They haunt the present, The ghosts of the past A reminder of Things not meant to last. Sometimes they are good Sometimes they are bad Preserve the happy And preserve the sad. The past has shaped us For better or worse It has determined Much of our life’s course. We can […]

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your letter, signed

by Marelle Hipolito ’22 The flashbacks come back in a blur All the good times, and the ones that hurt Every phone call and basketball game Each smile and each touch of pain  But when the rain starts to pour down hard I wash myself clean from all the scars And move on to the […]

Elizabeth McGinn

Broken Glass

By Grace O’Connor She pounds her fists against the glass desperately, As the clarity in front of her becomes increasingly distorted. She forces herself to scream, but no one can hear her, The water starts to fill up her lungs and drown out her voice. The water eliminates all sound around her, As the vibration […]

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The Testimonies of Daphne, on the Subject of Apollo

by Colleen Joyce ’22 My testimony discloses the truth— I rejected each of his proposals. In fact, I am certain the only words from my lips, directed towards Apollo, were dismissals—despite what has been told. Let me state that I did not want his eye. My desires were trivial to him. Eros may claim mockery […]

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At Peace With Death

by Anna Pomeroy ’23 I understand why old people are so content with death. Our bones don’t grow brittle from their long-lasting bends–– But their existence becomes the unstable foundation for  the external skin that takes the beating of life.  It’s hard, life.  I mean, we’re meant to make it–– Strong enough. But there comes […]

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To the Guy That Yelled at Me in Ryan

by Ryan’s Room Best Gal ’23 I drive back and forth from school to home,      the commuter life is not one I would’ve chosen. But a room, a magical room, brings me back,      opens its arms wide open. Sometimes I have to be the bearer of bad news,      and […]

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Pot of Gold

by Taylor Rogers ’24 Where is my pot of gold? I walk around the world, hearing the grand stories told, Stories of new, and stories of old, All revolving around this mystical pot of gold. My relatives tell me about their personal treasures, Bragging to me about these in extreme measures. When will it be […]

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Tossing

by Sarah Heavren ’21 After a whole year Of loss, change, and pain, There’s something we need To help us sustain. Days spent in waiting For the perfect day To bust out some discs, Get some friends, and play.  A little rusty From being apart, Together again We practice our art.  To some it might […]

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Earthquakes

by Toni Rendon ’24 Heartbreaks are like Earthquakes They rattle your bones, like the way the world shakes You duck for cover, but there’s no escape You’re afraid that this will be the last day  The home you built is rocked at the foundations Cracks appear on the walls in different places We’re all scared, […]

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