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Auburn Sestina
In our neighboring state, way out in the country
 Where cows fill pastures, roads wind long, and the eagle
 Soars, there is a wonderful place that I believe
 To be the best. Only home at Auburn
 Do the rolling hills, rippling ponds, and the clear blue
 Skies set the perfect backdrop for the laid-back spirit
 
 Of the people there. This easy-going spirit
 Disrupted only when the power of Dixie country
 Dons the infamous jerseys of orange and blue
 To prepare for kick-off after the war eagle
 Flies over Jordan Hare Stadium in Auburn,
 Alabama. The students and townsfolk believe
 
 In their team even when everyone else believes 
 That they, through defeat, can crush the tiger spirit.
 But the loyalty of the people at Auburn
 Can’t be destroyed, and despite the city or country,
 Wearing a tiger’s shirt rouses a “War Eagle”
 Cry from someone also belonging to the Big Blue. 
 
 Despite the weather or score, tigers are never blue,
 And the creed that they follow states that they believe
 In the hard work and confidence of an eagle. 
 They trust in a sound mind, sound body, and spirit
 That is not afraid. They support their country 
 Because they have found their home there at Auburn. 
 
 The character and quality in the Auburn
 Creed reflect student morals like the clear blue
 Water of the fisheries and ponds in this country
 Setting that allows a man to fully believe
 In his dreams and forms an independent spirit
 In him brave enough to rival an eagle.
 
 
 With talented minds sharper than eagle
 Talons, its large size but southern charm labels Auburn
 As a big school with a homey, small-town spirit. 
 God painted all of the sunsets orange and blue,
 Which all of the adoring fans like to believe
 Deems this small, southern town “God’s country.” 
 
 Reigning in the country of orange and blue
 With its “War Eagle! Go Tigers!” spirit,
 I believe in Auburn and love it.
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