Washington University in St. Louis Poem

*Wash. U.*

We Believe
“Happiness and Moral Duty are inseparably connected.”
Fair Washington, Our Home—
For the virtuous & eclectic.
Sweet are these halls of blended lights endowed in truth,
Blessed Hearts
keep these days—
Days of yore & days of youth.
Eternity is the straw for which we draw the times of awe;
In Honor,
We hold thy august name
firmly taut in the Bear Claw.
Through honest minds and wary tongues
We rest sound with what we achieve,
Strength is solely gathered through truth;
Our Fair Washington,
We Believe.

From Alma Mater Vol. 1: The Midwest
You can read the full four-volume Alma Mater collection here.
Copyright © 2014 Clyde Aidoo