The Graduate

The Graduate Poem Lionel Derbyshire The twinkle in her eye matched the passion Of her amibitous heart Today is grand Today she graduates Today she becomes The Graduate. She set her sight To moist beautiful Cape With only a pair of pump's On her feet to climb A mountain waiting her. Her void at home Became hard to bear It was knowing to all Her absence will Become valour When you all alone She fought like A bear with leopard grip And bumped her storms Elephant style. Her rosy cheeks In times hard withered dispair She kept on fighting Back and forth For one day she will become The Graduate. Her guide was God Who held her hand. She kept her smile Throughout and changed The colour of her pump's Now her stage is set For occasion graduate Awaiting HER receive A graduates degree Her mountain she conquered. Her sweet scented tale Is a lovely vapour to inhale A daughter graduates A parent's pride A twinkle in a teary eye. A twinkle .. Start to finish Her shining Glory Amen GOD. On the 9th June 2016 in Cape Town.