Years of My Life

A Journey from 1944 to … Now

2007–2008 School Year

Western Reserve Academy

So there I was—again in class!

Right where I wished to be.

And health? Well, I’d hang on, and I

Would see what I would see.

This year flew by—and I had fun

(As I was wont to do).

Oh, Hamlet, Scarlet Letter, and

Great Gatsby (what a crew!).

We memorized some famous lines

From Shakespeare and from Frost,

From Emerson, Millay, and all—

An effort worth the cost.*

Our summers were for travel—so

We drove across this land

In search of authors’ homes (and graves):

Where they were we would stand.

*In my biased view!