Poetry
Our delightful poetry section features a diverse array of talented poets’ work that explores a vast range of feelings and themes. From evocative descriptions of breathtaking landscapes to profound expressions of complex emotions, there is something for everyone to enjoy and appreciate.
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Some poetry may contain some controversial topics and or political biases; these political biases do not represent The Varsity
Skyler Dunphy
Nothing Like a Regatta
When the air is crisp and you can smell the pancakes and coffee, nothing but a regatta.
When you hear the click of one catch, nothing but a regatta
A coxswain and their calls that, if done right, all can hear, nothing but a regatta.
Driving far just for two days, nothing but a regatta.
Making lifelong memories with your team, nothing but a regatta.
The click of the medals on the champion's chest at the end of the day, nothing but a regatta.
Paxton
History, why must you repeat yourself?
Ancient democracy, crumbling, cracking under the
Weight of time. History, what foul game do youplay
With two souls of lovers torn apart. Achilles, Patroclus,
Floating down the Styx, finally reunited or maybe not,
history won’t tell. The Greeks being geeks and the romans...
We’ll always think of them. From crucifying to criticizing,
No one can escape the clutch of time.
squabbling in the palm of the past,
I think, what is the point of fighting, no one will ever actually care,
We'll only be words in a book if we’re lucky, for kids to study and stare.
Not fully experiencing history like we did, the fall of two towering buildings,
The rise of violence, then the fall of a man of uncivilized nature.
History not caring to nurture us enough to learn from the past,
Caeser relenting to relinquish his power, to Napolean not giving up,
To a modern American, hell bent with pride, blindly leading, and bound to fall.
History never warns the future. History; you were the kind of sibling to watch
As the future burns itself, and then, only then, sneer, careful, that’s hot.
I would never consult with you on the present.