The Three Degrees

Three photos
Three children
All three with degrees

We waited for them
We feared for them
Would it be worth it
Getting those three degrees

A thousand worries
A thousand sleepless nights
All for three degrees

We congratulated them
We applauded them
They succeeded
Getting their three degrees

A million past memories
A million future dreams
All for three degrees

We think of them
We hear from them
They're gone from us
Gone with their three degrees


Terry Rhiannyr
February, 2013