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We’re thrilled to introduce you to a brand-new chapter in The Alembic’s history. For the first time ever, we’re offering an audio edition of the journal—an exciting new endeavor for 2025. In this edition, you’ll hear every written piece read aloud by Providence College students, bringing a new dimension and life to the written word.
Stumbling along the path,
Legs trembling as she treads,
Eyes wide and filled with wonder,
The doe keeps moving ahead.
Her hooves find uneven ground,
A raised root, a branch left bare,
But when she falls, without a sound,
She lifts her head, gently, with care.
Each fall a bruise, each step a risk,
Yet she still rises,
Finds her footing, finds her place,
A delicate stumble through shadows,
The doe moves forward, not alone,
Taking with her each lesson, from each she’s grown.
Is not the journey all we own—
Each fall, each rise?
Each misstep a lesson, each leap a promise.
With time, she sheds her nervous coat,
Growing taller, wiser, an oak thriving in the quiet woods.
Delicate in her joy,
Finding her path
Through the big world
That is only a small forest.
And though her legs may quiver still,
And doubt may weigh upon her,
She walks, not knowing, yet with will—
The path unfolds beneath her