The Budget asked all of the Lawrence High English teachers to each write one line of a collaborative sonnet. To contrast this, 15 seniors were also asked to write a sonnet line by line.
English teacher sonnet
1. The Road from here is long but full of hope. William Patterson
2. The challenges remain but give us joy. Sue Donnelly
3. We step our daily steps in faith and hope Jeanne Averill
4. To bring a spark of truth and strength employ. Kim O’Brien
5. The obstacles dismay, and errors haunt, Jon Harrison
6. Undaunted towards home we continue on. Paula Bastemeyer
7. We turn our thoughts towards spring and future growth, Keri Lauxman
8. Yet some gloaming glows before a fresh dawn. Mike Carriger
9. We watch with hopeful eyes for small starlight Shannon Draper-Gard
10. And pray the euphoria will bring creator’s dew Jeff Plinsky
11. And not some other unseen deity’s don’t. Jeff Kuhr
12. The dawn of day will to our souls renew. Nathan Dixey
13. And bring the chance of stories bold and new, Jeanne Merrit
14. Which will with joy our lives and minds renew. Charles Goolsby
Student Sonnet
1. When darkness falls, and all have come to grief, Matt Drahozal
2. I see your heart shining like a night star. Haley Harwood
3. Though doubts may cloud my eyes and hide relief, Calvin Morgan
4. I know that you are here, so near, so far. Byron Varberg
5. I look back to the past in disbelief Olie Bowden
6. A child, I thought the world could never change, Joyce Bohling
7. As summer dies with the fall of a leaf, Alex Thompson
8. As life and time shall always rearrange. Anne Glasker
9. Here you stand in front of me, so loving. Arianne Suchy
10. You are my hope, my map, my sixty watts. Lincoln Adams
11. Perhaps we’ll have luck in our coveting, Rosie Smith
12. Or at least we’ll be together in our thoughts. Tennery Carrttar
13. My mind is always full of heartful dreams, Leslie Queen
14. My thoughts of you drown out the other dreams. Roy Wedge
