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POEM BY
I wrote this one
"The Walls of Perkins Hall" to my grandaughter, Amy, who was entering
her freshman year of college. If you can imagine living with a roommate
after all the years of having your on room and space, you can imagine
the difficulties and yet,..in the end..they became the best of friends.
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What if the walls of Perkins Hall Could talk of what they hear And could record the conversations Of what happens every year Would the conversations be alike The words and verbs of talk Even though some years have passed For those, who down these halls have walked Let’s listen to the walls once more As they have recorded ‘oer the years What the ladies who have lived there Have said of other "dears" "She stole my soap", and "used my towel" "And trashes everything she owns" "And borrowed my brassiere"! , "Although she called it "just a loan" "She’s barely in by curfew" "And hogs the telephone all night" "She even snores within her bed" "And loves to pick a fight" "Gobs of gook, adorn her face" "You can see the grease upon the sheets "And on the door and window too" "This is a nightly, full repeat" "I think she reads my letters" "And talks endlessly of boys" " And says the same old thing each time" "That really….. me annoys" "I didn’t choose her as a room-mate" "They picked for me, a brat" "But looking at it all in all" "She’s not so bad, as that" "I’ve grown to like my room-mate" "We are a lot alike in ways" "She is weird, but really funny" "And picks up most my day" "I like her ‘cause she keeps her word" "And helps me get through school" "I think my grades are better" "Cause my room-mate sets the rules" Whoever thought in Perkins Hall Two people not alike Would really get along so well, Though first, we seemed to fight. Oh, if the walls of Perkins Hall Could talk of all those years Would these have been the comments That filled each students ears? I think the answer here is YES! For living with each other Is not the same as living home With parents, sister, brother And years from now, when others come And live among these walls They’ll come to find that others Have endured their time at Perkins Hall So get along and have a year Of fun and love and rest And please watch over our dear, Amy Cause, she does deserve the best.
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