Post Oireachtas Poetry

‘Tis the week after the Oireachtas, and meanwhile at George Mason,
The finals are here, which I won’t be acing.
My books haven’t been touched for the last month or two,
And tomorrow I have at least four papers due.

My roommates are snuggled all warm in their beds;
Everything they need to know is all in their heads.
As I stand here looking upon my pile of work,
The amount of stuff to be done has me quite irked.

Instead of filling my brain with notes galore,
My feet have more blisters and my calf muscles are sore.
My turn out is flawless, my leaps are pristine,
And my hard shoes still have that post-feis gleam!

To heck with my finals! Long live the dance!
I leave studying to practice without a backward glance.
May as well practice while I still have that glow…
Only a year to prepare for the next SRO.

More about the Oireachtas to come soon...

Goals: Ace those finals
Days till NANs: 208

Inspirational #5

Don't Quit
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low, and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
It's when things seem worse,
that you must not quit.

Goals: Packing lists, continue reviewing figures and keeiping up stamina
Days till Os: 11

Inspirational #2

Today's the day for hopes and dreams
deciding what your dancing means
to you, from somewhere in your soul.
It's time to shine, to reach your goal.

The stakes are high, the work is rough,
there's been some tears when times got tough.
But raise your eyes up to the sky
and point your toe, then start to fly!

Remember why you first began,
remember saying "Yes, I can."
So give your all straight from your heart,
already a champion, now dance the part!
(Irishmama, DDN)

Goals: Practice all 2.5/3 steps for SJ and TJ
Days till Os: 115

Inspirational #1

I do like this a lot:

The Winner
If you think you are beaten, you are, if you think you dare not, you don't.
If you'd like to win, but think you can't, it’s almost a cinch you won't!
If you think you'll lose, you've lost, for out in the world you find
success begins with a person's will, its all in the state of mind.
If you think you're outclassed, you are, you’ve got to think high to rise.
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before you can win the prize!
For many a dance is lost before a step has even been danced,
and many a coward fails before he's had his chance.
Think big and your deeds will grow, think small and you'll fall behind.
Think that you can and you will, it’s all in the state of mind!
Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster dancer,
but sooner or later the one who wins is the one who thinks "I can!"
--Anonymous

Goals: Make videos, buy mirrors
Days till Os: 179