In Honor of the Graduate

First of all, congratulations to Mar who receives her Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English Language and Culture today from Utrecht University with a Minor in Language Education. I believe she had a rocky start during her first year but after a delay of only six months she now also has her undergraduate degree with good grades and even an 8 for her thesis. Thatagirl!!! :)

Second of all, you may remember that I orchestrated a little contest on this weblog a while ago, asking you what present I ended up buying my little brother Jordi for Christmas. Mar was the first (and the only) one to guess but she guessed right in going for the beanie, so I owed Mar a little poem. Unfortunately I was in the middle of finals and after those I kind of had forgotten about it, but eventually I remembered. I started scribbling and I believe the preliminary version was very well received, so I haven't altered it very much. Since I can't be at the actual ceremony itself because of work, I decided to delay posting the poem until today, as a little gift to my friend. So here goes:

I know a girl

Who's as unique as the most priceless pearl

When I first met her I didn't see

What good friends we were meant to be

I didn't know her very well

But according to Bic she was swell

Mag and I soon agreed

That this was a great girl indeed

Together we have seen it all

The good, the bad, the crazy and the know-it-all

It feels like the four of us keep each other sane

Perhaps the highpoint was that wonderful week in Spain

Mag is always happy in her mind

But Bic and I are of a different kind

We indulge in each other's cynical art

But our friend is the one with the biggest heart

One time when I was very sick

She brought me a homemade picnic

She also gave me vitamin pills and a thermomether

Too bad it didn't make me better

Besides being a caregiver

You can also have great fun with her

She likes the books, the movies, the good food and the drinks at the bar

Sometimes it's scary how similar we are

When we go out she can party until the curtain folds

Luckily we don't go that often because the three of us are getting old

Although we sometimes pretend to also be a great dancer

There is simply no way of keeping up with her

My girl also has the look

Anyone who is a voluntary brunette is cool in my book

With her great fashion style she often causes a scene

She's the only one of us who fits into skinny jeans

Because she's so sweet I sometimes believe

That she may be a bit naive

But I know that she's actually grown much

And now she's almost as bitter as the rest of us

She's one of my best friends by far

And her name is Mar