Viking Call

Upper Merion High's Student Newspaper

Cynthia Loufik

He promised

“You can count on me To make you forget the bad” He promised her  They would tell each other Everything They would smile and laugh Together They would dance and cry in Harmony They would eat and tell stories in…

A Tribute to Tolkien

The thunderous hooves Echoing on barren soil, As elven troops charge the enemy.  Mortals bellowing chants of war,  Dwarven axes grinding stone.  Goblin flesh and orc’s blood Littering the field of corpses.  Battle cries and songs of victory For Middle-earth’s…

A Night at the Opera

Gold laces marble poles,  A red curtain glides on center stage,  Soft chatter rings through hallways,  Tickets torn by each door. Cherub murals cloud the sky,  Looming banners of silk,  Dinging bells announce the night,  A sudden hush of bright…

The Echoes of New Year

Loud echoes tremble in the dark clouds. A rejoice bellowing shout of praise, Beckoning hopeful and gleeful crowds. Sparks of light and color surrounds, Poor dreary eyes that longingly gaze, Bathing in children’s tragic, fragile sounds. Ashes dusting the lost…

The Hearth’s New Kindle

A night by the fire With Ginger surprise The candles are lit  Scented of cherry pie Dancing wisps of blaze Glistening in his chestnut orbs A teasing smile creeps  Upon his blushed gill Woollen mittens cuff my cheeks Woollen sweaters…

The Meaning of Indigo

Ten lilacs blissfully in a daze.  Breathe in, breathe out.  Light clouds my eyes,  And through a thick haze Forms a glade before an alder canvas Of woodland pear trees  And flouncing daffodils.  Nine clouds stroll on a periwinkle breeze. …

Broken Pride

Butterflies have wings,  They each can dance in the sky,  And let the sunlight drip through their wings,  Like a stain glass window Each wing tells their story,  Where they were from,  And where they have flown; Through crystal rain, …