Ode to Wonder/Katie Hulce

As I grew up I always thought,
Childlike wonder leaves you.
You wake up one day to the world a duller place.

So I braced, for an impact that never came.
Wondering when “things would never be the same,”
It’s what we’re all told at a certain age.

“Get ready for the real world,”
But my world isn’t fake.

I can still work 8 to 5 wishing upon a star,
A rockstar maybe not but that’s not what I was meant for,

You find out Santa isn’t real,
But quickly realize that he is,
At least one month of the year,
Here and there we see him everywhere.

I decorate my room with fairy lights,
Cause it makes me feel at home,
Something kind about the twinkle in the fireflies and stars alone.

So while fairies may not take a brush,
To every leaf in fall,
The colors of the trees were never less sweet and pretty, never at all.

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Bio:

Bio: Katie Hulce is a senior honors student from Appleton, WI, pursuing a major in Business Administration and minors in English and Leadership Studies. She can most likely be spotted watching movies with her roommates, helping herself to the cafeteria’s soft-serve ice cream, or petting dogs she sees on campus. For fun, Katie loves watching comedy specials, segway riding, and writing short stories.