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Sunday, May 15, 2011

Up, Up, and Away

Up, up, and away

They say that nothing green can stay

But summer’s green is autumn’s gold

And spring will see new buds unfold

So it’s with cheer (and not dismay)

I proclaim, Up, Up, Away!


Every journey has a stage of planning

Before you set your sails you set your course

Preparations rigor is demanding

But early effort prevents late remorse


Up, up, and away!

Today is the fourteenth of May

Twenty-eight grads, worthy and proud

Wisdom bestowed, knowledge endowed

Sent off with a prayer and hurray!

As we shout, Up, Up, Away!


Adventurers adopt expeditions

But investors assume initial costs

Your exertion financed our ambitions

So it’s to you our hats we lift and toss


Up, up, and away,

This event marks a brand new day

As dusk intermingles with dawn

A lark greets the sun “bon matin”

Oh, what a magnificent day!

To declare, Up, Up, Away!


Unpainted, formless, our future awaits

But a Spirit unseen plans the unknown

Art is molded from the clay of our fates

The splendid picture He paints is our own.


Up, up, and away

They say that nothing green can stay

But summer’s green is autumn’s gold

And spring will see new buds unfold

So it’s with cheer (and not dismay)

I proclaim, Up, Up, Away!

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