2 years ago
At the end of year one
I felt slightly bewildered,
Slightly undone.
So many remedies,
So much to learn,
How would I ever know it all
was my only concern.

And year two became
One of personal growing
I started the year
Really not knowing
Just how much I'd change,
How much I'd alter
How rocky the path would be
How hard not to falter.

I learnt so many lessons
The biggest one trust
That I couldn't control it all
Though I thought that I must.
That sometimes in life
I just need to let go
To see where life takes me
To go with the flow.

1 year ago
At the end of year two
I felt in a panic
What would I do?
The thought of the third year
Filled me with fear
I knew that graduation
Was now drawing near

Starting the third year
Just felt to me
Like stepping off a cliff
And into the deep
It was time to trust again
That lesson wasn't done
And in many ways
I feel it's only just begun.

And I look for the cliff
To see it's no longer there
It's been replaced by a stepping stone
Which seems much more fair.
Because going into practice
Is no longer a leap
It's a step pure and simple
But one I must keep

And now it's the end
And graduation is here
A time to celebrate
A time to cheer
Australia beckons
A new life awaits
The journey continues
It never abates

by Sarah Howley (Lakes Graduate '05)