Poem: King City High School

Poem: King City High School

by | Sep 20, 2020 | Poems

KING CITY HIGH SCHOOL   Between the river and the town A high school building of renown Stands proudly and exultantly Beside the highway, broad and free. Its arching lines, its roof of tile, It’s patios where maidens smile Bring to ones memory again The haunting...

Poem: Wings Of Progress

by | Sep 20, 2020 | Poems

WINGS OF PROGRESS   All up and down our valley, Airplanes of every make, Like giant birds of commerce, Their daily passage take.   We see them flying singly, Across the azure sky, Or groups of them together Like geese, wedge flying by.   And watching, we are with...

Poem: The Driver’s Questionnaire

by | Sep 20, 2020 | Poems

The Driver’s Questionnaire   For years I’ve been a driver in An aimless sort of way; Somehow I always did get by Without a fine to pay.   But when the skies were very blue, And distant mountains showed, I found it very hard to keep My eyes upon the road.   And now...

Poem: To Uncle Charley on his Birthday

by | Sep 20, 2020 | Poems

To Uncle Charley On His Birthday   Comes a day to bring us pleasure Rain or storm or any fate Will not keep us from “The Topo” Your birthday, to celebrate.   Riding in a state of rapture Through the floral fields we sing There is no place so delightful As “The Topo”...

Poem: To Uncle Charlie and Aunt Elizabeth

by | Sep 20, 2020 | Poems

To Uncle Charley and Aunt Elizabeth   When, as a child, with my sister and brother, Light hearted, played in the stream by the mill, Little I dreamed of the sorrow of parting; Always together, we strayed at our will.   Favored among us and loved beyond others, Our...