A Finnished Poem

This is a poem I literally wrote in the last hour sitting here at StarBucks with some friends. One of which is a foreign exchange student from Finland, Sam, who insisted I write a poem about him. So here it is.

From Finland with amusement you came

Your fisheyes took in the world around

To America you rode the plane

Flying lower, reaching the ground

I met you on the lake

A quaint day under the sun

We lost you beneath the wake

As you fell from the tube, having fun

You came from lands afar

No knowledge of what to expect

Seeking education for a start

Hoping for memories to collect

Now you have become another friend

Whom I shall remember forever

And even when your journey here ends

I’ll cherish our times together

We’ve discussed life in hot tub water

And stared at stars surrounded by black

From Finland you came, and I’ll be bothered

When you must return and finally go back