"College Apps"

There comes a time when all seniors must go through
Filling out a college application or two
The process is long and boring
It leaves you tired and snoring
It is in no way fun
But it must be done
And so I wrote the essay
And filled out the needed information, albeit with some delay
When I finally got to around to doing it
It was so boring I almost had a fit
Hours and hours of filling in the applications
And finishing only to move on to supplications
And having to also do those to their specifications
Not to mention going back to do alterations.
And once I was done and was able to submit
I had to do even more work, I couldn’t believe it!
After everything for the application was completed
There was still paperwork that was needed
And so the day after I had clicked submit
I found out there was paper work to fill out so they could send my transcript.
And so the daunting task arrived
To fill out paper work, I did not think I would survive.
I had to read over everything and sign my name
To each and every college for they were not the same.
I had to locate all the needed information
Such as number and location
Then put them in the proper on the form, it was such a taxation.
But as I sat and filled everything out the paperwork seemed unending
And the deadlines remained unbending
And so I filled out each form
Riding out the paperwork storm
Signed each line
Where the paper required mine
And then my part was complete
This was quite a feat.
I handed each needed part to the proper person
And surely their day would worsen
But I was relieved
More then can be believed
That my part in college applications seemed to be achieved.

"Calculus"

The first few months of math seemed to be easy as pi
November however leaves you feeling about to die.
When we understood calculus' 'simpler' things
We left the classroom feeling like kings.
Now that we have added on to the problem
There seems to be no simple way to solve 'em.
Moving from the explict differentiation and finding the derivative of only X
To the implicit differentiation where there are X and Y and dy/dx leaves you wondering what's next.
Worse then just that, which was quite enough to contend with,
Is finding the first derivative and not being able to end with it.
Second derivatives, when only explicit,
Can be seen as reasonable. When it becomes implicit it is closer to illicit.
Surely with this difficulty it isn't unheard of,
That Calculus doesn't fit everyone like a glove.
But with much practice I have seem to have gotten better,
And when we practice with a partner we can work it out together.
Time will tell if I have it mastered,
Once the test has been administered.
Though since the tests are always hard,
I am not sure if an A is in my cards.
Math is not a subject I have especially enjoyed,
And i see no real world way for calculus to be employed.
That is why I am sure when I have to split,

I am unlikely to miss it!

"Bow Down and Obey"

  

Every October

New Milford has spirit week

And students compete

There is dress up days

Decorating the hallways 

And even relays

There’s also the cheer

All students hold this week dear

There is never fear

That it is too much

So we go all out and such

And it is a rush

We had never won

Next year we’d be gone

We needed this one

So we set our pace

Then won the relay race

And came in first place

Nothing more to say

Then for underclassmen to…

Bow Down and Obey

 

“No More Green Paint”

One day senior year is like no other

The day we mark the field house with our name

And of course we can paint one another

Green paint flies and it’s anything but tame

We rush from the doors as fast as we can

Wanting to be the first one to get there

To get a good spot you need a game plan

The people in front of me stop to stare

When I see what’s waiting I nearly faint

It is nothing short of a tragedy

What I see is there is no more green paint

The point is to paint so how can that be?

Now we have to find a way to get more

We had to go and borrow some from a friend

Then we found a spot closer to the floor

 And that is where our names went in the end.