A JOURNEY TO REMEMBER

Unsure steps and an anxious brow

That's how I entered school back then;

Many new faces - a few in tears,

But our teacher's smile drove away our fears.

Friendly taunts and happy smiles

Homework lists and assignment files.

Days filled with laughter, pranks and hope,

Loads of shared lunches and inside jokes.

Many lessons learnt, many books read

Many friends made, a few tears shed;

A plethora of memories - some happy, some sad,

Laughter and screams as we all played "tag".

Then came the beakers and spectroscopes

Along came the programs, tests and lab coats.

Timely help from teachers so dear,

A few exam nights filled with anxiety and fear.

How can one forget a journey so grand?

Funny stories narrated and games in the sand

Sports, dancing and eating fests;

Tours and excursions - oh, they were the best!

But everything good must come to an end

To time's cruel rule we all must bend.

It's time for us all to enter the woods:

Into the dark, unknown land of adulthood.

Unsure steps and an anxious brow

That's how I entered school back then -

Unsure steps and an anxious brow;

That's how I leave dear school now.

Theresa.V

Thoughts of Theresa