The Beginning of a Legacy

A Poem by David Trisdale

This was an assignment that we were giving in my 8th grade English class. The objective was to write a poem explaining our feelings from Kindergarden to 8th grade.

Kindergarden was full of exploration and cheer;
With little to worry and nothing to fear

I went to first grade anxious to learn;
I feeling that I immeasurably yearned

With the passing of the first came the arrival of second;
Where I understood little English, and often communicated through beckon

Then came all the responsibilities as I arrived to 3rd grade;
With all the numerous burdens and troubles of school work I often became terrible afraid

4th grade was quiet easy; I cannot complain;
To say I didn't miss it would be incredibly insane

That all changed as I hit 5th grade;
When tragedy struck, and left the school shocked and dismayed

With the loss of a teacher and a fellow student;
Our judgement on life became a little more translucent

With 6th grade many perplexing problems did arise;
Many words in columns to my surprise

7th grade was very confusing I must say;
It was all work with little or no time to play

Then I crept into my final 8th grade year;
You can say we had evolved into the schools pioneers

8th grade flew by way to fast;
Sad to say in a couple of days it'll all just be in the past

Closing this chapter on this book I call "My Life" is very depression;
But when you see my face that won't be my expression

For I am strong…Patriot strong!