Goodbye
Last Days - Laarnie Simbulan
A Graduate's Recollection - Holly Elizabeth Thoede
Last Days
Moving on and meeting new people
At first, tears never came and overflowed
But during the last days, things changed.
All of a sudden, tear-floods overflowed, unmanageable.
"Why do I cry?", I asked.
Sadness creeps in and heart full of sorrow
All of these are foolish things to say.
Sure, new experiences will come.
Life goes on, they say.
Goodbye...goodbye...final goodbye
A Graduate's Recollection
As the doors opened
Our lives once separate
The journey started off easy
Sophomores already!
Junior year arrived,
Step-Up Day- Another turning point
Seniors experience...
Time whirling on
I process up the aisle,
We leave behind a legacy
Though like the sea we may part
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© Laarnie Simbulan
Seems like the most interesting thing
New buddies, new galpals
A whole new world to explore
All there was was excitement
Laughter, amazement and gladness
For the final year in high school's about to be uncovered
Memories and good times of the past shone,
Clouded our minds as we thought of leaving
While all the emotions altogether brewed.
Rivers of crystalline tears mixed with sobs,
Reminiscing the past seemed to be hard.
To grasp the thought was unbearable.
I always wanted to leave, didn't I?
"Can't wait to get out of here" were my initial words
But why and why now are my questions.
As I sat with clouded eyes, still crying.
Nothing will be lost, I thought.
All's well. I'll look forward to tomorrow.
Foolish...fooling myself is what I'm doing.
All the friends and teachers that I've known
Cannot be replaced in any way.
But will these outshine the old ones?
Love and understanding have grown for five years.
Hard to comprehend why it's all ending.
But now all I want is life to be as it is.
Joy fills my heart in this place.
Nothing more to ask for, I prayed.
In these last few days of woe and sorrow.
Tears mixed with laughter echoes in the halls
As the cover closes in the final days of this chapter.
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© Holly Elizabeth Thoede
We all ushered in-
Scared, unsure
A sense of eagerness within.
Had converged into one;
We'd all be with each other
Until the day we'd be done.
Laughing and having fun,
Algebra I, and General Science
We'd only just begun.
Brand new challenges to face;
Harder schedules with a hall upstairs
Losing and adding some classmates.
Marking the second half of the long haul.
Ring orders and the expectations of prom
Bringing much excitement to all.
Wow- It is here at long last!
The newest seniors wonder
Where the years went so fast!
As do the hands of a clock
Not even the strongest or most powerful
Could ever make it stop.
Wistfully wiping tears from my eyes
Must we leave after four short years?
For some of us, it's been five.
Like no other class before
And we, the Sunshines of 1999
Know that there is much more in store
I beg of you to try
Hold the memories close in heart
As we simply say "good-bye."
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