Senior Wartburg Haiku

Last night at the Senior Dinner, two Wartburg Scholars were invited to give their impressions of the last four years.  The first student spoke of her memories and lessons learned during May Term, including don't turn your back on a herd of cattle coming down the street to take a picture of your friends.  The second student was Gordon Roedel who is defending his Scholars Project on Preliminary Analysis of Saccharomyces and Brettanomyces in Farmhouse Ales on April 11 during RICE Day.  You are missing the delivery, but here is four years of Wartburg College in Haiku:

I have been careful

And counted each syllable:

My Wartburg Haikus

A new adventure

To a school of orange and black

I knew no one here

Randomly assigned

And my roommate ever since

I met my best friend

First convocation

Arete means Excellence

A theme to live by

Corn and Socrates?

What a strange combination…

Scholars 101

Bio my first year:

The Citric Acid Cycle?

When will I use this?

Bio my fourth year:

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

Good one, first-year self

Late night studying

I wish I had more O-Chem

Said no one, ever

Problem based Learning

Trying to cure my patient

Paging Dr. House

Some education

Must go beyond the classroom

And across oceans

Love crosses cultures

My Senegalese family

Calls me Gorgui Ba

Muslims and Christians

Coexist peacefully in

Senegal’s canoe.

Snorkeling for class

It’s okay to be jealous

Bahamas this May

Rumors and theories,

When could it possibly be?

Outfly, I’ll miss thee

Service, Leadership,

Faith, and Learning all combined

I love Service Trips

My heart skips a beat

Every time the snow falls

Any new sculptures?

Arete achieved

Our time here draws to an end

And soon we will part

Perhaps most vital

Are the people I have met

My peers at Wartburg

The struggles and joys

I have shared with each of you

Defined these 4 years

I wish to thank you;

My Wartburg Experience

Has been wonderful.