Swan Song

For my grandfather

I miss you

You taught me everything

You were so wise

Sometimes I wonder

What you were like before I knew you

Were you as kind?

I know you learned,

Learned from those hardships in your life

Grew your mind

Still, what you were like 

When I last saw you

So filled with life

You were a legend

More than a hero in my eyes

Your heart still shines

Some suppose

Swans sing the sweetest songs 

Before they die

Author: Brenna Farrell

Brenna Farrell is a 10th grade high school student at the Classical Academy of Sarasota. She is an avid reader, a budding artist, and a Star Wars enthusiast. She competes at the national level of the U.S. Academic Decathlon. She loves to spend her time with her gardening club and artist guild, where she is expanding her skills in writing. She also loves to volunteer at her church and travel on grand adventures with her family. She is pursuing her dream of being an astrophysicist.