'Twas the Night Before Finals

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<p>I just got this in an e-mail from my lovely University of Michigan Dance Marathon. It made my evening, and I hope it will make yours.</p>

<p>'Twas the night before finals,
And all through the college,
The students were praying
For last-minute knowledge.</p>

<p>Most were quite sleepy,
But none touched their beds,
While visions of essays
Danced in their heads.</p>

<p>Out in the taverns,
A few were still drinking,
And hoping that liquor
Would loosen their thinking.</p>

<p>In my own room,
I had been pacing,
And dreading exams
I soon would be facing.</p>

<p>My roommate was speechless,
His nose in his book,
And my comments to him
Drew unfriendly looks.</p>

<p>I drained all the coffee,
And brewed a new pot,
No longer caring
That my nerves were shot.</p>

<p>I stared at my notes,
But my thoughts were all muddy;
My eyes went a-blur,
And I just couldn’t study.</p>

<p>“Some pizza might help,”
I said with a shiver,
But each place I called
Refused to deliver.</p>

<p>I’d nearly concluded
That life was too cruel,
With futures depending
On grades earned in school.</p>

<p>When all of a sudden
Our door opened wide
And Patron Saint Put-It-Off
Ambled inside.</p>

<p>His spirit was careless,
His manner was mellow,
But summoning effort
He started to bellow:</p>

<p>"What kind of student
Would make such a fuss
To toss back at teachers
What they toss at us?</p>

<p>On Cliff Notes! On Crib Notes!
On Last Year’s Exams!
On Wingit and Slingit,
And Last-Minute Crams!"</p>

<p>His message delivered,
He vanished from sight,
But we heared him laughing
Outside in the night:</p>

<p>“Your teachers have pegged you,
So just do your best…
Happy Finals to All,
And to All, a good test.”</p>

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<p>That was lame.</p>

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<p>Thanks for sharing it. Tonight IS the last night of the grind for one of my kids. Maybe in the wee hours she’ll finally see her email and I’ll have this in it. Thanks!</p>

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<p>Gospy: LOL. Whoever said I ALWAYS have to say something amazing when I have something to say. I got it right before I went to a final at 7:30 so needless to say, I didn’t need much to make me feel somewhat better. (It was good timing. Unfortunately, I still need to write a 15 page final over the weekend and prepare for a Spanish final on Monday evening so I’m still not done.)</p>

<p>soozievt: No problem. :slight_smile: I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who liked it.</p>

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<p>That was cute. D called…was busy packing for her flight home tomorrow. She handed in her paper at 5 pm EST…and was excited to be finished. Can’t wait to have her home for a change.</p>