Away To School
written by: Thomas Park
@mystified131
The previous summer, had grown moody
Tired of routine, brashly
Exhausted of family
Total escape was the program
Call home only once every while
To college
On the waters of Lake Michigan
With lakefill, temperate
Rounded stones on sloped hill
Peaceful oasis, North of city
Where coffee, dancing, women
Were nightly features
Oh, and to study, my connection
To life before, by day
Submit to class, evening– mild homework
By this path, become one’s own
Professor of Romantic Poetry
Young, brunette, attractive
Taught works by Wordsworth
Where child of parents, farm-hand
Moved to city, merged with populace
Broke connections
My parents, just a half-day drive away
Somehow no closer then than Polaris itself
Their home and dorm illuminated after sunset
By pale and twinkling light of distant orbs
A big poetic inspiration is Philip Levine with his works that pay tribute to hard-working people. Thomas would like to follow in Mr. Levine's footsteps.
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