Commencement Speaker

At my college graduation There most likely was a speech, But my memory of whose it was Is simply out of reach. Yet today celebrities can claim Commencement’s greatest prize – All those celebrating graduates To bolster and advise. Surely Conan, Oprah, Ellen Would a nifty speech produce But I envy those who listened To a talk by Dr. Seuss. It was many years ago, it’s true And I just read a part of it But just as you’d expect, Some perfect rhyme was at the heart of it. Had I been there, I can guarantee That I would recollect Both the message and his manner And more words than you’d expect. But instead, my graduation day Has faded from my mind, Though I’ll bet there was some wisdom That the speaker hoped we’d find.