Here and There - For the Class of 2023

Here you have played -
with blocks and trains and princess gowns,
on fields and courts,
on instruments and stage.
 
Here you have learned -
to add, to read, to pray,
to write simple sentences,
to discuss complex ideas.
And to love
- God, others, yourself -
Even when it was hard.
 
Here you have been tested -
in language and the sciences,
in grit and bravery
in perseverance -
and look!
You’ve passed.
 
And now,
here you stand
- on the precipice –
too much for here
not quite ready for there.
There!
Listen!
Your dream is calling…
Go!