United States Military Academy Creative Piece

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From Alma Mater Vol. 2: The Northeast
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*United States Military Academy*

In Cadence!

They missed duty & now they’re missin’
(They missed duty & now they’re missin’)
They left, left, left
(They left, left, left)
West Point only keeps the best
(West Point only keeps the best)
You’re what’s left, left, left
(Left, Right-On Left)

Honor is the code we live
(Honor is the code we live)
Damn right, right, right
(Damn right, right, right)
What way do we honor The Point?
(What way do we honor The Point?)
We fight, fight, fight
(Damn right, right, right)

Attack the Navy, rack the score
(Attack the Navy, rack the score)
Take them on punishment tours
(Take them on punishment tours)
Roll on Brave Old Army Team
(Roll on Brave Old Army Team)
As your country’s Pride and Dream
(As this country’s Pride and Dream)
Cadets who have served the time
(Cadets who have served the time)
Fall into the Long Gray Line
(Fall into the Long Gray Line)
SOUND OFF!
1-2!
SOUND OFF!
3-4!
Break it on down now!
(1-2-3-4-1-2…3-4!)

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University of Rochester Tribute

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*U of R*

(Set to the Melody of “Some Nights” by fun.)

Some Nights I Stay Up
Tweaking hard on Starbucks,
Cramming to pass the vital laps.
Some Nights I wish that
Rochester had White Castle,
Boy I sure crave those tasty sacks.

But I still wake up,
And now it’s time to test,
Oh Lord,
Give me a sign…
Me-li-or-aaa…

What Does It Stand For?
What Does That Stand For?

Bad Sign.
I Forgot…

Any moooo-oore?
Ohhh-whoaaa-oh!
Ohhh-whoaaa-oh!
Ohoh!

Whoaaa-oh!
Whoa-ohhhhh-oh!
Whoa-ohhhh-oh!
Whoaoh!

This is it, guys,
U of R!
The anthem of who you are!
Let’s get the troops and rally for
D-Dayyyyyyy

Eastman is best, Believe the Hype!
The Ramblers
Sing Through Midnight,
The music here is quite alright,
Yo,
Don’t even try
To Jack Our Style…

That’s not alright.

You can still go to a show tonight,
Though you’re not this good your school can always
Try. Try. Try.

Ayyyeee-ay-aye
That’s Humble Pie.
Mmm…
Mmm…

Well,
Some nights I wish that
The snow would end,
Come Winterfest, there always is a change.

And some nights,
I’m scared to eat at The Pit,
Some nights, you just can’t win.
Can’t win…

But I still wake up,
I still see the sign,
Oh Lord,
I still forgot
What Meliora stands for…

What Does It Stand For?
What Does That Stand For?

How can…
I not knowww!??!

Oh, Come onnnnn…

So this is it?
I left my home for this?
Took out a bunch of loans for this?
Put mom and dad in debt for this?

Yes.
Here I see stars, I see, Yellowjacket stars that’s what they are,
And when I hear songs…

They read like this one, so
Come Onnnnnnnnnnn
Oh, Come Onnnnnnnnnn
Aw, Come Onnnnnnnnnn
OH, Come Onnnnnnnnnn

WELL,
This is it guys,
That is all!
If I could go back I’d do it again,
I’d do ten years of this
And hope my counselor understands!
This is why I left my home,
Sorry to bail, Mom, I had to go,
Who the fuck wants to stay at home
And miss out on this righteous fun?

My heart breaks for anybody
Who got stuck in other schools,
When I looked up and saw the sign…
Man you wouldn’t believe…
It all came back to me…

I remember-er-err…

Me-lio-raaaaaahaaaahaaahh. aaaahahah..ahhahhhaaah.
Bet-terrr.
Ahhahhhaahhh..ahhaaaaah–ah-ahuhAhahAhuhUhuh

Ohhh-whoaaa!
Ohh-whoaaa-oh!
Ohhh-whoaaa-oh!
Ohoh!

Whoaaa-oh!
Whoa-ohhhhh-oh!
Whoa-ohhhh-oh!
Whoaoh!

The other night you wouldn’t believe
The dream that I had about you and me!
We got into Harvard but then we agreed…

Rochester is way better…

Rochester is Always Beeettterrr…

We knew Rochester is Beeeetterrrr…

This sign told me Rochester is
Ever Better.

 

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Pace University Poem

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*Pace University*

In the Computer Resource Centers
where contact is made with the ITS Help Desk,
after half an hour of being put on hold…

In the streets of New York City, where
in traffic,
much like a course load of 18 credits,
it is easy to fall behind…

In the world-acclaimed
Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts,
At an exclusive theatre premiere in a long line with only
select names…

And at the junction where
Opportunity waits on the other side…

Pace is the “pass” word.

In marathons and in games, never fall in the crowd—
Be a Pace Setter,
Lead cheers like our mascot that now pants from over-rants…
We told him,
“Sometimes, you gotta pace, Setter.”
This University is full with different paths of
Pace Setters,
Opened by Homer & Charles:
The Pace Settlers…
Now the line is crossed by 12,000
Go-Getters.

Here, you have route choices of
over 100 majors & minors,
as well as life experiences
in an à la carte menu we leave up to you.
Whether four years or even up to eight…
Success is never a race;
This is the place
to
Make your own Pace.

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The Inspiration

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From Art of Mind III: The Evolution of a Trilogy (Available Now)

*The Inspiration*

When life hands them lemons,
They make Masterworks.
Days that begin as tomatoes—
They grind into Heinz field.
You see tomato,
They say tomato— But they don’t simply say, “tomato,” but rather, “fried Green Tomatoes.”

This is a world where everyday
walks of Life
become Motion Pictures—
Given the right lens.

How can so many seemingly ordinary days inspire so many proverbs, aphorisms, poems, movies, songs, and
Art
Among So Many People?
It is the different strokes of man that allow aesthetes to paint such pretty pictures. At this instant the inebriated lovers who strip art from the aesthetes are inspired by all too extraordinary days—
Thus it is their works that engulf art the most.

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St. John Fisher College Poem

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*St. John Fisher College*

Goodness, Discipline, and Knowledge—
Is what St. John Fisher teaches,
In the world’s classroom,
We’re always facing forward…
And we are off—
To the reaches.

A liberal arts college holding catholic traits,
We embrace good practice and prudent judgment,
Thought is your campus tour that never ends…
Where in this working space
That you cover…you discover
New worlds
Within.

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SUNY-Oswego Poem

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*SUNY—Oswego*

When you walk along the trail to Lee Hall and view the tan softball mound
tucked infield the green trees…
You can see how much beauty the resemblance to our colors retain…
And when you stop to witness the sunflowers singing in duet with the grass…
Its voice carries,
&
The degree
Is Clarified.

In The Campus Center, we wear these colors when we take Plattsburgh Cardinals
on tours of who we are…and though these calling colors
tell beauty, the tour for these Cardinals is far from pretty.
And as hospitable hosts, we knock out their colors forcefully,
To show that on the rink and on this campus, there is always room
For the shed of their red to blend on in.

The Green & Yellow can be seen running across
Bride Street in the spring, until they can run no more
So we must Pub Crawl;
And as long as you are a Laker, then, good sir, you are
Age-appropriate.
Oswego is where
Maturity can grow up and take effect
At pubs & house parties that blow up like
Lake Effect.

Enter buildings where Alley Cats
Live like they’re on their last life
Going from place to place that
Each jump off
And then Lakers cool off
By leaping
Into the Lake.

In the stream you can still see
The yellow & green,
It’s the Magic of the Oz
And we are wizards of the ceremonies…
Up until the Final
Where we pass what has never failed us:
These colors via Torchlight,

So that its song may carry on.

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Colgate University Poem

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*Colgate University*

It was Colgate Day, Friday the 13th,
And this is the tale of the Lucky 13:

Running in a panic on this haunted night,
Not a soul around or a party in sight,
The G Phi B ran clear of the silence,
Into a safe house that emptied the dryness.
Finding this house was just Colgate luck,
And there were twelve others who partook in such.

Three people got lucky for the first time,
Giving it away after taking their time.
Two lovers first kissed while they walked the Willow Path,
Knowing that a wedding lay in its aftermath.
One passed a math test with only blind guesses,
Luck is the factor no proctor assesses.
A Raider scored the winning goal to beat Cornell,
The luck is the Raider shot the same time he fell.
A couple caught a glimpse of our Adam & Eve,
The swans at the lake that helped feed their reprieve.
One got a free drink at the Old Stone Jug,
And it came with a wink from the bartender’s mug.
Through the COVE a Raider was lucky enough—
To be the one to boost one down on her luck.
And one got the letter of acceptance from the dean,
To complete this great legend of the Lucky 13.

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Clarkson University Poem

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*Clarkson University*

Hands carrying their work should spill pride
As the interning Knight who floods Wall Street,
Gold cast to solutions soon flows in tide
Out to the green where the changes meet.
With SPEED, students take to the CAMP,
Hands of vast workers mix and empower,
The brow of the Knight is leveled & damp,
Hand-to-mouth working with conventions devoured.
Hands, hold steady, shield the Knights’ gold,
And the gold will shield you clear from the chill,
Hands, bring frenzy, block the tried goal,
So outsiders who enter will feel The Cheel.
When you strike & miss the gold that was aimed:
The workman who strived need not be ashamed.

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Stony Brook University Tribute

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*Stony Brook University*

(Set to Cheer Cadence)

What’s—a Seawolf??
He’s—a Seawolf!
What’s—a Seawolf??
She’s—a Seawolf!
What—are Seawolves??
We’re—the Seawolves!
Where are—the Seawolves?

Well-Well-Well-Well…

We-are: the-Seawolves: of-Sto-ny Brook,
Catching: the bait-ers: with-a left hook!
Wond’ring: who-we are, no more, no más,
They-study: this sea-life, like-the SoMAS!
You’ll-find: The Red Zone, storming: the dorms,
We-are: Red Hot, with: the-coo-lest norms:
Chillfest: in fall, again-in: the spring,
Roth-Pond: Re-gat-ta, then-the: bands sing!
Parties: on Thurs-days: around: the block,
When-we: come home, then: we-got: Wolfstock!
Homecom-ing brings: all alum-ni back,
At-the Par-ade: it’s: the-whole: wolf pack!
Strawber-ry Fest: this-day is: so sweet,
Af-ter the-ber-ries: there’s oth-er treats:
Music, and danc-ing, these are: the joys,
Found-in: Long-Island, Ahoy, Ahoy!
We-are: the-Seawolves: crashing: the shores,
Of-this: new camp-us, then-crash-ing yours!
With-teams: that’s ready, ready: to bound,
Shocking: the World-on: the-base-ball mound!
Look out: sports world, here Stony: Brook comes,
Our pro-grams: are rising: from-out: the slums,
Straight-to: the top, with: the-red & gray,
Like-Mon-day’s café—we’re ready: to play,
This-is: our spirit, this-is: our way,
Ask-what: we are, and Seawolves: will say,

I-I-I-I-I Am A Seawolf!

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Hofstra University Poem

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*Hofstra University*

The red morning sky brings Gold,
White,
&
Blue,
A sky falling with “Dutchmen,”
Bring the wooden shoe;
For this name of the Dutchmen
Flies no more,
It’s with a new Purpose
The Pride Shall Roar.
In a spring fest, Hofstra
Goes Dutch,
Through Italy and Ireland
The senses touch—
Experiences of culture
along New York,
emanating in the air
along Newport.
On deck, we board destinations
of the globe,
And dwell in our Films
& Theatre in
Globe;
Lodging a Greek Life
that like David bares all:
our spirit of Pride
from the gates of fall.

We build floats and bonfires
to lead us Home,
And resist the departure
Of what we’ve known;
But know there’s a world
With red skies of dawn
That we can reach when all
From our muse
Is drawn.

We will leave the misery of defeat
as foreign,
And retain the habits that tour
Occurrence,
Italy, Ireland, all
U.S.A.,
Wherever there is beauty—
We’re on our way;
Hofstra is a world where we all
Take Pride,
And the purpose of world-taking
Takes the steadfast Pride.
The purpose of world-taking takes the steadfast Pride,
The purpose of world-taking takes the steadfast Pride.

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