My Thoughts Before Finals
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
1.
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!"
Charge for the guns!" he said:
Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.
2.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!"
Was there a man dismay'd?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Someone had blunder'd:
Their's not to make reply,
Their's not to reason why,
Their's but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.
3.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred.
4.
Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air,
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wonder'd:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reel'd from the sabre stroke
Shatter'd and sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not Not the six hundred.
5.
Cannon to right of them,Cannon to left of them,Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them, Left of six hundred.
6.
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honor the charge they made,
Honor the Light Brigade, Noble six hundred.
As I sit and reflect on my dead week here at Alabama, I relize that there is only one way to enter finals week(mouth of hell). That is to charge in, feeling i am prepared for battle. When people get tired and weary, i keep charging. I relate the cannons in the poem to my finals. The cannons are in front of them at one point, then they are behind them. Once you get a few cannons behind you the battle is almost over, and you continue to charge. Then when i get back from the mouth of hell, i will glory and honor if i prevail, just like the light brigade.
Thank you, and pray for all of the college students.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
1.
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!"
Charge for the guns!" he said:
Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.
2.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!"
Was there a man dismay'd?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Someone had blunder'd:
Their's not to make reply,
Their's not to reason why,
Their's but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.
3.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred.
4.
Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air,
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wonder'd:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reel'd from the sabre stroke
Shatter'd and sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not Not the six hundred.
5.
Cannon to right of them,Cannon to left of them,Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them, Left of six hundred.
6.
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honor the charge they made,
Honor the Light Brigade, Noble six hundred.
As I sit and reflect on my dead week here at Alabama, I relize that there is only one way to enter finals week(mouth of hell). That is to charge in, feeling i am prepared for battle. When people get tired and weary, i keep charging. I relate the cannons in the poem to my finals. The cannons are in front of them at one point, then they are behind them. Once you get a few cannons behind you the battle is almost over, and you continue to charge. Then when i get back from the mouth of hell, i will glory and honor if i prevail, just like the light brigade.
Thank you, and pray for all of the college students.
posted by Reya at 7:46 AM
4 Comments:
praying for ya, kiddo. :) Charge!!
I'll definently be praying for ya buddy. My finals are over, but I can imagine its a great deal of stress for people like you that still have some to go. Hang in there, dont give up now, be strong in the Lord and fight your way to the end.
God bless bro.
Yeppers, BUT after finals you look forward to SUMMER! WITH Summer comes Singing schools, and friends, and time just to have fun!
I will pray for ya' though. Finals are rough I bet.
I dont know south. I have to start my new job this summer. I am just praying that Alabama Power is going to let me off. I think that i dont get any vacation days.
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