Belleville Township West High School - Bellevinois Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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The absence of a footstep, Listening for a sound — The silence of starlight, A lonely comfort found. To bridge the gaping chasm One smiles, and goes ones way; Perhaps it’s part of living — Who is there to say? enjoying moments . . . Silence is a wall. Although we sit together, We are each alone. Silence lies between. Say “Spring will soon be with us.” Reach me with your words. And I shall reply, “Today I saw a crocus Poking through the snow.” Love is like a gate. Before we can walk through it, We must lift the latch. The tardy bell had just rung . . . and quiet reigned on campus once again. 19

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CF= A few students brave the chilly February morning a?r. You reach out to me, and yet your hand can never stretch to where I now stand. You speak, but no word has ever crossed to this aloneness where I am lost. An empty campus provides quiet study places. 18

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It was 2:30 and the end of another day for seniors. Once, in a magic moment, With bated breath it came — The mystery of tomorrow When nothing is the same. Over the crest of darkness, Ushered in by night and a song, The mysterious hush of silence Gave promise of no wrong. Riding the clouds was courage, Faith on the tip of a star, Hope high on a moonbeam, Love striding across the bar. There’s magic in each tomorrow, Each dawn with promise filled, Reach out and gather them closely Ere beckoning sounds are stilled. “Open campus allowed upperclassmen to leave campus during lunch hours. 20