Ryan Gayagay Poet Blank verse

Graduation Day

We stood dressed like Romans of long ago
Our togas rustled in the wind
Echoing our mixed emotions on that day
As we lined outside the great hall.

When at last we heard the familiar strain
So we straightened our backs and walked
Conversations ceased as we filed in twos
Entered the hall and took our seats.

Thus everything ended on one special day
All our hardship, our toils, and tears
But as we each received that piece of scroll
We didn’t know what to make of it.

March 18, 2023

2nd Place
Graduation Day Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Craig Cornish

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Sam Kauffman April 21, 2023 at 10:59 AM Congratulations on your win Ryan! Love your last two lines - so much truth in them. All the best. Blessings.

Joanna Daniel April 2, 2023 at 6:24 AM Wow! You won Craig's contest, that is awesome, Ryan, he is very hard to please, but your poem is enriching and just what he liked:) congratulations:) Ryan Gayagay April 2, 2023 at 7:54 AM Thank you for the compliment. I am humbled but I will try to improve. As a high school teacher here in the Philippines, I can only write when I have free time, which is not much, due to so many clerical tasks that I have to attend to. God bless!

Beata Agustin April 2, 2023 at 5:43 AM Wow! Congrats, Kabayan! Thanks for sharing this, making me nostalgic of my own graduation. God bless you. Ryan Gayagay April 2, 2023 at 7:51 AM Thank you, Kabayan. As always, you are very generous with your praise. God bless you, too!

Katharine L. Sparrow March 21, 2023 at 6:48 PM Ryan, your piece brings back memories for me. I didn't attend any of my higher education graduations, but I remember my high school one very vividly. I like "conversation ceased as we filed in twos". Anyone who has graduated will relate to that memory! Nice job! Ryan Gayagay March 22, 2023 at 10:09 PM Thanks much for the compliment. It really means a lot for someone like me who's new here.