Senior Year – Shannon Jefferis Ahead of me I see A bright future and career And behind me I see Treasured memories with my peers But my time was not always treasured For I could not see How much it would measure When there was little left for me I was too caught up In what was ahead I wanted to be a grown-up But I was a kid instead I eagerly waited For time to pass There was nothing more I hated Than a long boring class Freshman year flew And so did the next years If only I knew The weight of senior year tears They said ‘high school will go fast” And trust me they were right For now it’s in the past With graduation in sight
When Time Was Silenced – Shannon Jefferis You do not hear the tick of the clock anymore For time no longer makes a noise Nor do you hear the school bells ring or the church choir sing For time no longer makes a noise You may see the sun rise or the moon fall into the sky But each day is disguised as the one before For time no longer makes a noise The roaster will crow and the wolf will howl But they are simply confused For time no longer makes a noise Time used to be loud especially when there were crowds But quarantine came and sound disappeared For time no longer makes a noise But wait! There is still hope! Do you hear that in the distance? It’s a ring! A ring so small now only few may hear But there is a ring in the distance and it is coming near For time will soon make a noise 57
Photograph by: Sara Ledyard
