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I will not let the feeling go, a tether tied between two worlds, one of longing and one of gain…

Crocenzi, J.T.

The Peregrine Review 
Volume 37 Article 16 
1-1-2024 
A Resolution 
J.T. Crocenzi 
Messiah University 
www.Messiah.edu One University Ave. | Mechanicsburg PA 17055 
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I will not let 
the feeling go, 
a tether tied 
between two worlds, 
one of longing 
and one of gain. 
I’ve turned 
the feeling 
inside out, 
shook it up and down – 
tried to find the parts. 
But a feeling is 
a hollow thing, 
a stage for an 
aimless play. 
The flower does 
not know the bee, 
and yet were 
made to meet. 
A feeling is the wish 
before reality. 
A  R e s o l u t i o n
J.T. Crocenzi, Editor (English 2025)
As she weaves—still unweaves— 
they wait with bated breath
Has she reached the end—resigned? 
Shall we seek justice—yet?
But these four years, they failed to note 
each time she lifts the wool—
a feigned sob, a furtive smile,
a laugh—Ah! Trusting Fools!
P e n e l o p e ’ s  D e c e p t i o n
Jolie Lloyd (English 2025)
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English

A Resolution

Cheng, Anna

The Peregrine Review 
Volume 37 Article 20 
1-1-2024 
Sunrise Every Morning 
Anna Cheng 
Messiah University 
www.Messiah.edu One University Ave. | Mechanicsburg PA 17055 
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Not the sea’s fractured mirror 
or blasphemous waves
or piquant offering that scrapes flesh and kisses the mouth but feeling 
scraped off sand linger on toes.
S i x t h  S e n s e
Ana Sakore, Editor (English and Music 2024)
u n t i t l e d
Anna Cheng
(Studio Art 2025)
s u n r i s e  e v e r y
m o r n i n g
Anna Cheng 
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Sunrise Every Morning

a sparrow chirps there are memories in the riverbed they used to be silver treasures now i scoop them to the surface to see them clearly and they don’t even gleam—

Smoker, Abby

The Peregrine Review 
Volume 37 Article 27 
1-1-2024 
they say / i say 
Abby Smoker 
Messiah University 
www.Messiah.edu One University Ave. | Mechanicsburg PA 17055 
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a sparrow chirps there are memories in the riverbed
they used to be silver treasures 
now i scoop them to the surface
to see them clearly
and they don’t even gleam—
ravens said memories are unerasable 
forever where heart leaves duct tape residue 
maybe i am heartless 
or smallhearted 
maybe i’d accustomed to traveling light 
and packing it all with me when i go–because
memories are mottled peddles in cold gray 
rounded against the calluses of my palms.
i confide in the sparrow 
on the windowsill
memories stack like pancakes. 
some uneven from trial-and-error, too thin or too bubbly
but most fluffy, and still warm
building up with the Maker’s fond anticipation
for the feast that’s soon to come. 
i want you in the archway of my home.
 
t h e y  s a y  /  i  s a y
Abby Smoker (Psychology 2023)
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they say / i say

Six weeks of age Hospital room So many questions, no answers So many chances Risks that need taken Doctors confused Parents not amused Six days spent in a hospital room

McFarland, Sadie

The Peregrine Review 
Volume 37 Article 32 
1-1-2024 
Un-hormonal and Unknown 
Sadie McFarland 
Messiah University 
www.Messiah.edu One University Ave. | Mechanicsburg PA 17055 
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U n - h o r m o n a l  a n d  U n k n o w n
Sadie McFarland (Marketing 2024)
Six weeks of age 
Hospital room 
So many questions, no answers 
So many chances 
Risks that need taken 
Doctors confused 
Parents not amused 
Six days spent in a hospital room 
 
Trying to figure out 
This medical mystery 
Analyzing family history 
More questions, no answers 
More symptoms, no answers 
Blood test after blood test 
CAT scan after CAT scan 
Computers keeping me alive 
Day by day 
Hour by hour 
Minute by minute 
 
Doctors keeping me alive 
Just hoping I survive 
 
Finally, a light 
An answer 
An end in sight 
Not really… 
 
Panhypopituitarism 
Just a weird, long word to some 
A medical nightmare for others
So many pills 
Morning noon and night 
Keeping me alive 
Giving me hormones 
Making sure I survive 
One maintains liquid 
Another controls thyroid 
Cortisol keeps my nerves in check 
 
So many doctors, needles and pills 
Hard conversations 
Emotional spills 
 
A shot every night 
To make sure I grow 
To make sure I sleep 
And things properly flow 
 
Panhypopituitarism 
Not just my condition 
But a challenge for life 
A near impossible mission 
A mission only possible with the Great Physician
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Un-hormonal and Unknown

10 minutes, light delays, no traffic GPS doesn’t Take into account A crying jag That paralyzes me And makes visibility More impossible than Driving in a downpour

Webb, Chanty

The Peregrine Review 
Volume 37 Article 44 
1-1-2024 
No Traffic 
Chanty Webb 
Messiah University 
www.Messiah.edu One University Ave. | Mechanicsburg PA 17055 
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10 minutes, light delays, no traffic 
GPS doesn’t 
Take into account 
A crying jag 
That paralyzes me 
And makes visibility 
More impossible than 
Driving in a downpour 
The instigations of a selfish son 
Bent on gratifying 
His immediate needs 
Sending me into a tailspin 
Not to mention plans to go in one direction 
Only to get yanked in another 
By circumstances beyond my control 
That regulate my existence 
Because I’m his mother 
10 minutes, light delays 
Traffic conditions only apply 
Once I get out the door 
N o  T r a f f i c
Chanty Webb (Staff Nurse at the Engle Center)
I stand in a green pasture filled with wildflowers.
I am surrounded by my regrets, reminding me every hour.
They lurk in the form of shadows.
I try to tend to the flowers,
but they persistently remind me of my yesterdays.
I want to look toward better days.
Leave me alone.
I’m not going to postpone.
It's always the choices you didn't make that come back to haunt you.
R e g r e t
Tiffany Oponski (Marketing 2027)
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No Traffic

How can I close my eyes And fathom How can I close my eyes And imagine The bodies The stench The cold The fear

Ng, Abby

The Peregrine Review 
Volume 37 Article 46 
1-1-2024 
Remember 
Abby Ng 
Messiah University 
www.Messiah.edu One University Ave. | Mechanicsburg PA 17055 
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How can I close my eyes 
And fathom
How can I close my eyes 
And imagine 
The bodies 
The stench 
The cold 
The fear 
And 
Hopelessness 
Will today be the day 
Will I make it another day 
Gunshots 
Screams 
Dreams 
How can I close my eyes 
And relive this history 
How can I understand 
How will I ever 
I will never 
But I will remember 
I will read your stories 
Your names
the known and unknown, 
The ones left behind 
And 
The ones who came back 
I will keep 
In memory. 
R e m e m b e r
Abby Ng (Studio Art 2026)
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Remember

When they told us the news—through CNN, phone alerts, front pages of magazines, and televised messages from celebrities like Chris Evans and Emma Watson—we didn’t believe a word they said..

Mock, Lauren

The Peregrine Review 
Volume 37 Article 72 
1-1-2024 
The End 
Lauren Mock 
Messiah University 
www.Messiah.edu One University Ave. | Mechanicsburg PA 17055 
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 When they told us the news—through CNN,
phone alerts, front pages of magazines, and
televised messages from celebrities like Chris
Evans and Emma Watson—we didn’t believe
a word they said. We drove home from our
9–5s as usual, ignoring the obnoxious beeps
from the stopped traffic around us and
taking a moment to notice the brilliant blue
of the day’s sky. We walked through our
front doors and kissed our spouses, or our
kids, or our dog, or our aging grandmother.
We made dinner and sat around the table
and talked about our days—the people that
irritated us and the tasty coffee we had that
morning—until somebody inevitably asked,
“Did you see what they were saying on the
news?” with a slight chuckle, though there
was the faintest glimmer of doubt in their
eyes.
“Nothing to worry about,” we said.
“Just fear-mongering,” our ultra-
conservative father-in-laws said.
“It’s about time, this earth sucks,” our
cynical little brothers in their emo phase said.
“Christ hasn’t even returned yet!” our
devoutly Catholic mothers said.
The full-fledged denial that anything could
possibly bring our existence to a full stop
continued for the several days that followed. 
We woke up, went to work, came home, ate
dinner, argued about something stupid, made
up, went to bed, and did it all over again. 
T h e  E n d
Lauren Mock (English 2025)
The sky continued to blanket us in
pristine blue, in fluffy clouds, and sunsets
of pink and gold. Safe and all-
encompassing, like a warm embrace from
the universe beyond. 
Nothing in it made us think of danger. Of
an impending apocalypse. 
We first heard about it on that Tuesday.
Panic started to creep in on Friday, when
half the news anchors were missing
because they took the day off to spend it
with their families. Some of us left work
early to do the same. At that point, our
bosses couldn’t be upset with us. A bunch
of us canceled doctor’s appointments,
ordered fast food for dinner, sat out on
our porches listening to the crickets and
watching the stars.
We reminisced about our favorite
memories and our happiest days and our
darkest hours and what we would change
if we could do it all over again.
The lucky ones answered: Nothing at all. 
 We sent lengthy texts to old friends and
old lovers. We played our favorite board
games. We prayed. We played fetch with
our dogs, whose blind joy and lolling
tongues made us even sadder. We prayed
some more. 
53  
T h e  E n d  ( c o n t . )
u n t i t l e d
Alyssa Mazak (Biomedical Engineering 2027)
54   
When Sunday hit, the scientists were utterly
despondent. NASA issued a statement: 
“Be with your loved ones at 10:03 p.m.”
Some of us had different ideas. Some wanted
to climb mountains, see the ocean, and drive
as far as possible. Some jumped off of tall
buildings. Some wanted to squeeze as much
in and be as far from familiarity as possible. 
But most of us stayed home, snuggled
together on the sofa, terrified but also at
peace, while watching our favorite early
2000s rom-coms.
Most of us were indulging in the last
moments of what it felt like to be alive when
the asteroid came streaking through our
atmosphere at 10:03 p.m. 


The End

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County 
Library 
System 
 
 
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