As we all sit and wait
Thinking of the many months we lost to fate.
We cannot but envision the times we forgave
All the things we now deeply crave.
Who would have expected to miss the little things?
Not I, could have ever imagined missing what stress life sometimes brings.
But now, as I sit and wait,
I find myself imagining what life could have been like at college in the first state,
So what has this taught me you may ask?
It is that life is something in which we must bask.
So as we sit and wait
We make a list of what we will do when given a clean slate,
And now we will never forget
That nothing is forever, and the little things we will not fret.
English 110 Honors Spring 2020 
I really liked this post, especially the AABB rhyme scheme, as it emphasizes the ending words and connects the two lines for each stanza. I really appreciate you bringing this up as well, as I think we can all relate to that we didn’t really get to appreciate what college life brings, and how being there is so enriching. The picture you included one of the UD buildings was very nostalgic for me, as I haven’t really seen one in. a long time and I wish we could still be there. This also shows that we should be grateful for the things in life we tend to take advantage of because even though college was the epitome of academic stress, it was also a new experience for us that we only just started, and seems to have ended far too quickly. I look forward to being back at UD soon. Thank you for this post.
-Adam Bonar
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I’ll admit, I didn’t exactly enjoy getting up to go Memorial at 8:40 every Monday and Wednesday morning. Even though I loved our English class, I’m not the biggest morning person, so 8:40 was a bit of a struggle for me. However, as you reflected in your poem, I “now deeply crave” the ability to physically go to this class again, even if that means having to get up early. It is crazy how much my perspective has changed, allowing me to look back a recognize all the things I took for granted. Aside from the relatable message in your poem, I liked the repetition of “sit and wait” at the start of each stanza. The repetition helped connect each stanza and tie the poem together.
-Renea
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Great poem with a great message. I agree that many people, myself included, often take the little things in life for granted. The current situation has really made a lot of people realize just how much they enjoyed small pieces of their daily lives now that their schedule has been disrupted, so this poem is very relatable. Additionally, I really like your last two lines, “And now we will never forget that nothing is forever, and the little things we will not fret.” It’s a pretty powerful way to wrap things up and emphasize that everything in our lives is subject to change at any given moment.
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-Nick Whaley
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