Letter: Why There Are Tears at Graduation – The Suburban Times

Letter: Why There Are Tears at Graduation – The Suburban Times

The sun was setting. Ribbons of red-gold streaked the blue-becoming-orange water with color. A single droplet – like a tear – hung from the rail on the dock, capturing in its shape the beautiful azure sky. There will be a party there. A graduation-from-high-school party. The place where the team had gathered after the game and fished and swam and roasted marshmallows. The place where they had reflected on their season, and how it would be differ…