Ann Peck Poet Free verse

High School Graduation

Tears come easily on this special night,
          It's saying farewell that is hard.
Thoughts turn to the celebration of the end of our twelve-year journey,
          the end of our growing years together,
          hugs and kisses are abundant.
Nervous laughter as memories crowd.
          Signing yearbooks,
But how do I say...goodbye?
Feeling footloose, with nothing to grasp and hold.
          A vacant feeling,
Watching all we've known disappear.
Will we see friends again,
          or lose them forever?
As we search for our dreams,   
          will we find ourselves?
Graduation: a time etched in memory--
          laughter, tears--bittersweet.  

March 28, 2023
For "Graduation Day" contest
by Craig Cornish

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Andrea Dietrich March 29, 2023 at 12:08 PM GREAT free verse . I smell a winner. I am sure mine won't be on that list.

Victor Buhagiar March 29, 2023 at 1:33 AM We are always grateful for old memories.

Daniel Turner March 28, 2023 at 2:14 PM Very nice, Ann. Strange days indeed. Look at you now:) Ann Peck March 28, 2023 at 3:19 PM That was many lives ago, Daniel, but I still remember that night like yesterday. Grew up with almost all our class, and some I never saw again. Life is strange.