Atascadero High School - Santa Lucia Yearbook (Atascadero, CA)

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Where you rode so proudlr such a lrttle rr hlle ago, norr rre see but a round hole ln the mystlc brorvn wall, through rr hlch tl e blue of our Aprxl skr stlll seems to shme A breathless moment, and the avalanche of vrhxrlmg, sttngxng, cuttmg partxcles bursts upon us Enreloped rr1th1n srrnlmg eddles, drtren br a uolent, relentless wmd, buffered, burned bllnded ruth the mad fury of lt, rre retreat seekmg rrhat shelter mar be obtamed nn the realm of man made things rl be llttle rultl things horr ruse ther are' fher do not scoff at the porrer of the desert, ther do not rr 'ut to buck the nerr bl lst ther do not drrc to brare the angrr passlon of the tempest allxed ruth the transient sands of the desert I her kzmu the strength of the storm' THE LEGENID OF THE MAGIC FLOVVER Doaornr Fokrser, 28 In the Land of Iong Ago there drrelt a mlghtr kung rr ho ruth all hls porrer, deemed hlmself the most unhappy of all mortals He rr ts annored br the roral Jester, and the storr tellers bored htm, and unusuxl treasures brought from lands berond the seas Interested hum not it all lruelv, '1 dreadful state of affaxrs rlo the tourt one dir ctme III rntlent mm ruth 1 tale thlt rr as rron rous strange Oh king, there IN somerr here nn the mount uns th lt ronder prune the skr x flower of greatest beautr A mlgnt blossom that has '1 perfume rrlneh rs so subtle that rt creeps 1nto surfexted senses and hlls the bemg ruth evqulsxte yor But, oh king, only to the hnder of the llorr er does It glre its maglc scent forerer Oh, thou anclent man, I shall seek nt Nar, I sl1'lll hnd If bo sp tke the mxghtr kung rr as on his rr ay to hnd the furr llorrer For many days, 1n the mountuns that pxerced the sky the kmg sought a tlovrer of marvelous beauty But, as every d1r darr ned the kung rr as no nearer the fimsh of hrs quest and rr hen the sun sltpped lnto xts purple hills he rr as ret no nearer bo as the search seemed fruntless, the lung mme to bellere that lf there erer had been such 1 Horrer lt had long ago been utrrted bv nts guardmn sprxtes to some elhn paradlse On has journey homerr ard the lung beheld 1 humble ruldflorrer bloommg on the hrllsxde Lo' mused the king lf l m'1r not possess the Plorrer of Nliglc thrs rull grace my castle grounds And he rode on hxppllr Fhen appeared the anuent min I see, oh, kung, that thou hast it last found the Horr er lNay quoth the kmg thus IS but 1 common, scented rreed Ihere ls no magic perfume here' I'he ancient one shook lns herd lhou art rr rong, oh, ruler, for thou hast rn thy hand a prlceless gem, md the n une of thzt entlunted thmg as Lontentment Wnth Ihmgs As Iher Are PHI' NIUNII1, Sl XRS ru- Conzsrllcs 9 1 he mor IC people c lme to torr n l rom Hollr rr ood of rude renorr n Some looked lf them ruth dorrnrlght mrre And then told others rr h rt ther s ur Noirr, rr ll lf s tht m ttter ruth rerr folk? l tlll lt all 1 kind er oke bpoke Silas Perkms ruth his drarrl lher re jest plfun people, 'zrter all ' 5 - n I . . v . . Y. - . . ' Y. v r v , 1 v - 1 . I I K l K ' sv 4 1. s 1 . - , V 71, ' 1 I 1 . E' 1 I 1. ' 3 ' j '1 j 1: 3 ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 . . . . ' , , 1 ' ' f ' 1 fm 1' 1' . ' ' L L , . , 1 I - y 1 Y -N I 1 1 1 '- 5 ' 1 1 ' ' 1 5 s ' n r 1 s j 1 .V 1 1 . U 1 1 Q 1 1 1 '. ' , '1 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 1 ' d Q Al . I- s v . 1' s 1 'z'- - - 1 , 1 1 c 1 c 'l 1 v, 4 N ex I I. S v . S 'va , H . . xv V Q ' s . U 1 Q ' . Y E .... 1 1 1 . . 1 U kmg. Gone rr'as all bus ennux. Gone were ull the llstless, melancholy' days. Por the 1 1 h . a u o I I a V Q I 1 1 I . , 5: '1 f 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 '1 u '. 1 1 : ' 1 1 . .i . Y Y ,. 7 I V. b . 'K l, I o KA' v -s c- 1 - ' 1 .w .1 v' . , 1- 1. .1 1 1 , s 1 ', 4 . - Y I sa K ' 4 , r . ' 1 . U - K 1 5 I rv 1 1 1 . Lt T rr ' , 44 'S 'X ,i , ' ' ', Y, , . 1 1 . ' YY , . . ,,,, ' i . 3 5 1 . 1 1. ' 1 Y 1 1 1 1 f . - . ,. . ,. Y ,, r 1 Y 1 'sr s w 1 1 J A K 4 K j, . 2 Q 1, ' , 2 1 , . 1 1 1 . 1 1 ' 1 ' ' 1 ' , 5 ' 1 ' fi '. AA V 1 v - 4 's 1 1. v 1 r A K K s I K V a . . . - 1, '1 E 1 1 J ' , ' ' 1' ' 5 1 ' 5 1 . - Q . 1 iv 1 I K K a

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TREES l,vEXEXIFXE L1x1'1x 21 It xx 1s '1 1le1r tool Illflllf 111 lune-one of those mghts 111 xx hlch all ll 1ture seems to he peuetullx If rest We l1x 111 our beds on the ground llllilxlllg up through the d1rk trrendlx sh 1des ot the redxx ood trees to the br1ll1e1nt st1rs xx lllkll hung ITIOUOII ess 111 '1 blue 1111111 kx l'1r '1hoxe Us tould be he'1rd the restless sOUQllll1Q' o t e redxx ood boughs but '1I'0llI1d u Ill xx 19 st1ll se1xe for tl1e theerx smmper of 1 xx ood rat or the 11ll ot some mght blrd lhe spltx lfllfl 1nCe of redxx ood 111d bfix b1thed 'Ill IU 11 sxxeet perfume kk l1'1t 'Ill 'ur of peue, ot quletude of seeur1tx reltlned oxer 1ll' buddenlx from the xxoods beh111d Us broke the most xxondertul muslt xxe had exer heird -X 1 1 1r ute lke NOILC poured f0Il'll the LIS t1ll1111 notcs o rees NV1th 11exe1 1 b11 1k ntxer 1 tr1mble nc-xtr the shghtest lleslflflxlll, mme forth the 1ur1 so11l 111sp11111g1 11ot1s 1111k tl1 ll s 1111 er s -X poem lox elx IN '1 trte bum sxmp1thx suth lf1CI1dllllCNs sum underst11nd111g, of 111ture tl1e slIlgCI' expressed Her xoxte xxe11t on, tull of p1thos of DC'lkC, of luxe Deep sxlente, '1xxe111sp11ed 'sllCI1C6, re1g11ed oxer 111 tl1e c'1mp ls the xxonderful YOILC mded 11111 111 the d1st1111te Poems '1re made bx fools llke me But onlx C1odC'1nm'1ke 1 tree DFORNI 11115 H111111, 8 sllldstoflll t1e so1t ot 1tur mee IIC n11t1xe s1e1 s o IIC 51111111 11re troubled xxrth lrue, thex 1re But It lsn t neeessarw to xenture IIIIO tl1e sandx xx 1stes of Northern Afr11'1 to eneounter 11 suthuentlx forceful and brazen specrmen of s'1nd bl1zz1rd for the most h1rdx adxenturer rlhe XIOIHNC Desert, rlght here 111 C,:1l1forn111 xx 1ll do xerx xxell for 1 st1rt Are sou nexer gmpped xx1th '1 tremendous sense of the poxxer of N'1ture, her depth her strength? WVould x011 hke to expeuente the thrlll ot L0I1t1lLt xx1th the xxlld forges of 111 u11t'1med l1nd7 lhen tome Hlfll 111' 1 httlc xx 1x from the l'1st outposts of LlxlllL 1t1o11 Oll the NIo111xes edte tent to rem 1111 1ust xx l1ere lf ls for tht next 1entu1x or s0 lrue, there 11 1 sort o elettrle st1ll11ess perx ldlllg tl1e ur 111d 1 fexx IIIHOKLIII l00lxlI1Y' xx h1te elouds suspended lust '1boxe the northern llOI'lLOI1 Run XX hx xes, thex Illlgllt just 1s xxell be r n elouds 1s 11ot to one unf11m1l11r Xxltll desert XXlllI1'1b llld flI1LlCS lhere .1re p111k 111d xxh1te prlmroses 'md xerben 1s 1lre'1dx SLCIIIIIIV the 111r IU tl1e s111dx sxx eeps betxx een tlumps ot ffre1sex1 ood 111d s1g1b1u h lt ex en seems t11t l 1e'1r 1 b1rd-or xx ls lf just 1 lllllLlx l1ttle l1711d sturrxuw tor toxex Ir ITllg1llI exen xe bee11 1 r1tt cr or ltlllllt tottontu to 111 u11sk1lle1 r t ls 1 extn or 11 11s 111 1 1 Ylllhf, to the 11or If 11111 III f III sue, or 1 t11t 1111 s ot 1 ou 111111 1 fl 111 11111 QIIUXXIIILI torn 11t en s no 11 lll t11 x 1111 sure 1 r1s1s t1e 1er11 n11ss 111111 It seems to form 1 broxx I1 turtun IClLllII1g,f from t 19 1or1L111 to the Lcnrth Lst 1 t1e x ls no mo1e, to t1e st1ll11e tl1e m1 rhtx 1ns1 l0L.s stx ness Unlx 1l3flCl' mo1ne11t II 1sts 111d noxx, tunt llld t1r 1111111 tomes '1 oxx rusung ru1111111g1 sxxeepuw sou11 louder 111d louder f1ster 1nd f'1ster lf L0mCs LX tnghtened pr1xertul glmte xxe hm.: upxx 1rd to the sun exen 1s dld t e 1e1t1c11 pet1t1o11 h1111 ot old h 111111 o s 1 Nlllk Lxcn xou 1re no mmre Al YY l ' 1 - I 1 ' 5 ' 1 1 5 ' x f h ' 1 . 1 'l-1 , rl -l ' ' ' hs: ' - f T I tl' ' 1 I ,hull .ee ' 'l 1 .', Q ' ' ' ' ii, : 'l Q ' ' f ' 1 5' V, 1 1 'v 5 ' '2 A Q2 5 - l 5 ' ' d's hz ' I ' xl 'k: f l bl' 1 ' , , . , . ss .1 V. v. .rl u A Q' I yi V . - It is April. The d11x' is c11l111 llllll clear. The Sllllllj' Cilffll seems perfectly con- Y :S V1.7 i.,: I '. W ,F V. W S f 5 1 ' . 1' ? ' u' V ' 5 If ' ai ,. ' .VZ W. . W 2:2 .E .. IZ D' J ' : ' ' 1 ' It IQ ' 1 fl - ' s . ' Q I l1 lc I . 1 . :W .h. W . V l111' 1 sly' 1 l- , 1 ' 'l Q 1'l, 1 3 1e11 . Yet i st'll. f tl ' l'.'ert. l,1, li 11t that red l1x'1 1 xr' thl ls ' sl ' lc' g, ' 's lz :si ' 'l ds '1 'll-' 's' gg 1 ' ' pi ' ? lfx' ill we XK'ilfCll, the clear blue of tl1e April sky is ll tttd ut 1 d s Azdiln' 1 l 3 lv' I 1 .il 1.1: 'l ' 5 : ' 1 ' ' '1' ' 1 ' ' A l l 1 ' 1 ' . 1: , IS l sk-' ' l 5 ' ss- 'e ' fd' : 'll ,',-. , 1 ' ' ' 11: 1 ' '1' 1 '1 ' ' I' ' ' 1 l '. il' . ll' ,:' ',. J d. , 1 , 1: 1 ' ' Sl 1 A , zu' A 1 ' ' j '1 ' , ' 1' ' h l 1 I- A ' . O . f 1 l f fo l'ttle 'e. D' 1 1 l

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SI-IADOVVS I'aAscEs For 28 Ir was dusk ln Santrenoux fhe dying sun cast ghastly shadows upon the quxet helds-shadows purple and gray A smgle breeze stxrred and was silent Far aw ay a yesper bell famtly chlmed the hour Agaln silence The shadows deepened and caressed a t1ny house It w as 1 trred lxttle house for II had stood amxdst the ray ages of hghtlng but 1 few years ago Its small held of gram and garden had been trampled and destroyed foreyer Fhe little woman who belonged to the house w as gray too gray as were the mxsts outsnde Her body was shr1y eled and bent her hands were knotted and worn with ceaseless labor She, too was a trred lxttle lady for llfe for her had been dlfhcult and long Outslde on the hlll were two crosses gray crosses A husband a son her glft to France And France had ln ed Now she was alone thrs lrttle lady and she w as yery Wearv Outside the shadows lengthened pur ples faded mto grays grays mto black Darkness fell and nestled upon the hlll and the two crosses A smgle star burned m the sky It w 'ls mght rn Santrenouyc GROWING 101 1 yr H xkkls 27 bomethmg there rs w1th1n us every one I hat loves the sun That longs to laugh upon the mountam tops To leave the plam' A t1ny seed that yearns to upward stretch To klss the clouds To make the magic of the stars tts own And lookmg dow nw lrd from a noble helght Know lt has grown' And then to mould the essence of 1ts joy Into a flower 'I o gxve agam ln perfume on the wmd All the rare sweets and loyelmess that took A life to find' bo may our ln es llke the sweet rose unfold From bud to bloom Garnermg Joy and glyxnv rt tenfold Tlll God reyonces such a thing should sprung From lowly mould' THE LEGEND OF THE VVILLHXNIETTES Deslse Don 99 Xlany moons ago there dw elt rn the Vallev of the VVxllamette, a trxbe of Indian people When the rivers became swollen wlth the flood txdes of sprmg they embarked rn the fleet of canoes taking wlth them their old men therr squaws and children to rlde on the bosom or the broad Lolumbm down to the shores ot the gre ll water there to spear salmon w here the waters of the great rly er mlngled w1th the sea It was now sprlng, and the wlgwams of the IV1llamette trlbe dotted the sands of the shore As Chref Eagle heather haughtlly strode near the yy ater s edge one morn mg w hrle hrs people dug clams for the noonday meal he saw a box made of strange wood and bound ln metal whrch the wayes evxdently had cast upon the beach Clalmlng xt as hls own Eagle Feather ordered rt stowed ln his canoe and hastlly W ' .' ., ' A . 7 C . 'I Q C n . . I 1. G C 4 -' I . I I I 1 I , If F Y 4-I, V , ' ! , ,Y , - . ' . L' ' 1 . ' Viv v Y 7 - ' 1 - I F n ' k . s In vi . I 4 n , , , ., A , , , -, I, , F Y That woos the wmd and courts the crystal ram, F Y . 7 7 V - ! X ! F v Y 3 I I2 Y .I I ' F I F Y Y . PS 9 , . . . 1 . . . , - .1 ,, . , , ., ' , 5 . ., ' 3 s f z . , , . Y Y , . . 1 . v - . X r I -' ' s i . Y f ' 1 I v l Y y . v 3 Y ,! ' . , l Y y ,