Best Alumnus Poems
Homecoming of An AlumnusLike a restless dog haunted by a place
where it vaguely recalls having buried
long ago something personally precious,
he keeps coming back with the seasons
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Categories:
alumnus, time
Form:
Free verse
AlumnusAnnual reunions,
he keeps coming back
to this school campus
like a restless dog
haunted by a place
where it vaguely recalls
having buried long ago
something truly
precious!...
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Categories:
alumnus, high school, imagery,
Form:
Blank verse
Semper AlumnusThank you God
That I’m always a student
I abhor
The slaughters of the babies
Toddlers were killed dead
Young boys and girls were shot dead
Pregnant women were stabbed dead
That’s terror
Young men were executed
Young women were raped and killed
That’s horror
Women weren’t spared
Sick women were beat
Old men and women
Weren’t exempt
No error
Fuhrer...
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Categories:
alumnus, bullying, cancer, child abuse,
Form:
Haiku
The Alumnus Is BackHe smilingly, smugly says to himself:
"Ah, if only these kids knew
I was best debater here,
essay-writing champ, basketball star,
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Categories:
alumnus, introspection, life, nostalgia, people,
Form:
Free verse