25th Reunion

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25th Reunion

Marietta High School

Class of 1962

Our 25th Reunion

REUNION POEM # 1

This is my first reunion---

I don't really know where I've been.

Living my life, I guess,

Thinking of you all now and then.

As first it was oh so easy

And life seemed real sweet.

Decisions came so quickly---

I didn't miss a beat.

I left this town and my family,

I couldn't wait to get out.

I was filled with such great confidence,

---I knew what it was all about.

It took me awhile 'til I realized

That no matter where I may go,

I see myself in the mirror

And I'm the one I must know.

When things got confused and uncertain

And the future seemed filled with the past,

It was nice to know that some friendships

Are the kind that are destined to last.

And so, even though I've not seen you

Or written, or called on the phone,

I've known that somehow you were with me

And I've not faced this hard life all alone.

But I fear that this rhyme sounds too dismal,

Too melancholy and too bleak.

That's really not a true reflection

Of the times that I've been at life's peak.

I think of the pleasures of loving,

The blessings of children and home.

I think of service to others

And the joys of a job well done.

So, let's renew what we feel has some meaning,

Let's promise to care through the years.

Let's not dare forget about each other,

Let's reunite amid dozens of cheers.

For each one of us is so very special

And we've learned to survive and be strong.

Let''s go on from this place and be grateful,

That in each others' hearts we belong.

Lucy Racer Chole

July 1987

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