The University of Idaho Poem

*The University of Idaho*

Every significant moment in history that is covered
By the historians and the professors, is not only discussed
For what took place, but how they got there.
The common question from the inquisitive mind is simply,
What Led to It?

This very day in present time, there are students who
Have arrived to make their own history.
To mark their time on this earth and leave behind something of value for those who trail behind.
What led them to this?

What drove them to take Route 12, into the rapids and snow-covered mountains?
What led them to run through the rivers that led them right into the Hello Walk?

What led these students to trek this rugged terrain into a gem with the Memorial Gym
That is as architecturally admired as the Tudor-Gothic Administration Building, complete with its 80-Foot clock tower?

It may in part have been the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, or the friendly Idahoans
Who invited them in.
But there is one thing for certain…

Each one of these Vandals was driven to enter this land
With intentions of seizing the Silver and Gold,
Then to walk on, at large, as free men.

And when the Vandals run off
&
Leave their marks,

It is this University that led them to it.

From Alma Mater Vol. 3: The West
You can read the full four-volume Alma Mater collection here.
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