Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.
--- R.W. Emerson, of course

The top of the hill
is not until
the bottom is below.
And you have to stop
when you reach the top
for there’s no more UP to go.
To make it plain
let me explain
the one most reason why
you have to stop
when you reach the top is
the next step is the sky.
--- Alisdair MacLeod, apparently (somehow I got convinced it was John Ciardi).

Alright, I will finally post the poem I have threatened to post for a long while. No, my statement of purpose is not making me happy, especially when my weekend is getting eaten up by something which does make me happy. I guess I will redefine my promise to Consuelo "You will get the necessary material by the end of the week" to have that end of the week mean Sunday night rather than Friday.

( Long unoptimistic poetry )