Category: Portfolio – Poetry

The Boy Who Spoke to Shadows

The little boy walks where the light refuses to go, Where he finds his friends waiting for him. He hears whispers that slip between walls, Words meant for no one else. He speaks back softly, As if they were mirrors of a life he has yet to live.  He once laughed when the shadows danced around his ankles, Thinking they were […]

Riley Linehan ’29

After the Hand Withdrew

Frankenstein’s creature was born not from dust,but from trembling hands that feared their own genius.The spark of life given to him was like the firewhich Prometheus stole from the heavens.And oh, what destructionthe kidnapped, red flower has caused,by stirring the flesh which should have stayed sleeping.All caused by a twisted creator who could not handlethe […]

Hanna Boudreau ’28

Bewitched

It feels like I’m being bewitched,Something pulling me in,Something stitched. It feels like you are always around,Dancing with a flame,Getting bound. It feels like I’m under your spell,Assuaging my fears,Nothing left to quell. It feels like your arms are around me,Keeping me safe,Letting me be. It feels like there is some forceThat is pushing me […]

Grace Batsie ’28

The Traveler

The lonesome travelerWith only his pack to tie him to the earthSees the tracks of those who came beforeYet decides to turn the opposite wayHe carves his footprints into the landThe same way the bear digs his claws into the barkI own this landEach step says He knows not of this worldOf the grasses that […]

Ella Bloom ’27

The Comfort Sip

The first sip,I drink in solace.Piping hot,sweet cream, coats my throat. The mug burns,there’s a slight bitterness.It’s only real,it’s only fresh, plain, how it’s supposed to be. To wake up to the warmth,every season passes like winded clouds,across the sky,I clutch my cup, stare out the window with wonder. The liquid feels like music,thrumming through […]

Grace Pappadellis ’29

Sunset

Sun melts to skyBowing downBleeding her orangeEnding a day of shine Can life’s decline be as beautifulSink back from which we cameBorn tall, forced to shrink Watch one person fade to nightSadly over, but glimmering in ripplesStars remind us of the sky’s refusal to cease I will trace constellations how I trace our memoriesPainting the […]

Anna Gambone ’27

Quiet Indifference

Your expression,your countenance,I can read you.You’re a book, but let’s watch a film. Hushed, even, tranquil.Repetitive fluttering,the television lightens your face.Beaming, blinking, a quiet smile, indifferent. We’ll never speak enough,and we live in the bleakness,somehow comforted by shared sorrows.Your intrigue— Nothing and everything.You follow the broadcasted voices,but I wish you’d follow mine.Lounge clothes, or a […]

Grace Pappadellis ’29

Forever in the Yard

A breeze formulating, as soft as a cloth, you wipe away my tears, you settle my shaking bones. Out in the sun, ice cold sips of water, your hand warms my skin just the same. Laughter prances across the yard, we share the same smile. The grass beneath my bare feet; I’ll be home forever. Until a brisk night falls, we’ll share the shiny stories, the […]

Grace Pappadellis ’29

On Time

I’ve gotten so used to digital clocks it often takes me a few seconds to read an analog clock on a wall. And by the time I’ve read it, the time I was trying to tell has passed, and now I am stuck trying to tell how much time has passed from then until now, […]

Sydney Cloutier ’27

Forever In The Yard

A breeze formulating,as soft as a cloth, you wipe away my tears,you settle my shaking bones. Out in the sun,ice cold sips of water, your hand warms my skinjust the same. Laughter prances across the yard,we share the same smile. The grass beneath my bare feet;I’ll be home forever. Until a brisk night falls,we’ll share […]

Grace Pappadellis ’29