A Victory Won
A Poem for Student Convocation
By Dr. W. Wayne VanHorn
Christian Studies and Philosophy
August 18, 2007
Also read 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
I love you mom and dad,
I appreciate all you’ve done.
To mold me into a caring person
Mixing responsibility and fun.
I know your mind is racing
With uncertainties and fears.
You wonder if I was listening
As you taught me all those years.
Now I’m starting college
And our paths will part a while.
You’re anxious about my leaving
Though you hide it with a smile.
Yet, we all knew this day would come
Indeed we know it’s best…
For me to test my wings and fly alone
So I have to leave the nest.
You entrust me now to others
Who will help me as I grow,
With knowledge and maturation
And life skills I need to know.
I will become an adult here
And learn to stand tall and free,
But it’s only because you’ve loved me so
And have given yourselves to me.
When my last course is finished
And my college days are done.
You will discover you’ve not lost a child,
But rather a victory won.