High School Graduation Poem
A tribute to you Jolene this display As you graduate high school in Shelton today All of us here, your family so dear Wish you the best as you venture this year You’ve brought us pride in so many ways Now we’ll recount the best of the days When you were small you had silky long hair “Locks” to this day, you still handle with care You treasured a bunny you slept with at night “Don’t take it away or I’ll put up a fight” Some kids drag a blanket ‘til they are quite old Jolene doesn’t sleep without bunny to hold Certain habits are just hard to break But think of the funny stories they make At the age of seven you discovered your voice Uncle John’s wedding, your debut of choice “Check out my niece, she really can sing” To listen to you is a beautiful thing
How many teens can say that they sung For President Clinton and crowds by the ton For thousands of fans at Fenway Park At Gillette Stadium you too made your mark It’s safe to say that singing’s your passion Then next come make-up, jewelry and fashion Oh how the years they have flown You’re a young woman, my how you’ve grown The places you’ve traveled, the things you have seen The Pope in Italy and the Vineyard so green Family vacations, sunrise and sunset A Boxer named Molly, the family pet Nana and Peter, Mom and Ellen too Uncles and Aunts, all so proud of you As your high school years come to a close What comes next we can only suppose At eighteen years old, you’ve got so much ahead And you’ll fondly look back on these times that you led
This poem was published in a high school yearbook – commissioned by a Mom who bought a page in the book for her daughter.