Sunday, December 14, 2008

twas the night before finals

Twas the night before finals, 
And all through the college, 
The students were praying 
For last minute knowledge. 

Most were quite sleepy, 
But none touched their beds, 
While visions of essays 
Danced in their heads. 

In my own room, 
I had been pacing, 
And dreading exams 
I soon would be facing. 

My roommate was speechless, 
Her nose in her books, 
And my comments to her 
drew unfriendly looks. 

I drained all the dp, 
And got a new liter, 
No longer caring that 
I was about to titter. 

I stared at my notes, 
But my thoughts were muddy, 
My eyes went ablur, 
I just couldn't study. 

"Some pizza might help," 
I said with a shiver, 
But each place I called 
Refused to deliver. 

I'd nearly concluded 
That life was too cruel, 
With futures depending 
On grades had in school. 

When all of a sudden, 
our door opened wide, 
And Patron Saint Put It Off 
Ambled inside. 

His spirit was careless, 
His manner was mellow, 
All of a sudden, 
He started to bellow. 

"On Cliff notes, on Crib Notes 
On last year Exams. 
On Wingit and Slingit 
And Last Minute Crams." 

His message delivered 
he vanished from sight. 
But we heard him laughing 
Outside in the night. 

Your teachers have pegged you 
So just do your best. 
Happy Finals to All 
And to all a Good Test. 


-Anonymous-
Adapted by me

4 comments:

  1. That a good one. You will do great! Good luck and just remember we love you now matter what :0)

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  2. ha ha I approve. very very very true! patron saint Put It Off has been a part of my life this whole semester, though, not just this week! ha!

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  3. Awesome. I literally applauded at the end. And then I realized that is an extremely lame thing to do. Needless to say, I liked it.

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  4. I'm soo glad you posted this. Even I'm reading it late, it still brought a smile to my face Courtney.

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