Norwalk High School - Reminiscentiae Yearbook (Norwalk, CT)

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A Svkrtrh frnm Srhnnl Une bright September day we gathered there, just at the mountain's foot. VVith dread we viewed The steep ascentf-the rough, steep, stony path That we must climb. A trembling, tim'rous band Awaits the order to advance. A guide Is given to direct our way, to show The paths which we must follow, those that lead Up to the mountainls height. Too soon it comes, The order to advance. Led by our guide VVe start upon our journeyg the ascent Is difficult and slowg the narrow paths Are rough and steep. Our unaccustomed feet VVhich heretofore only smooth ways have trod And grassy meadow-turf, the way ascend. VVith painful steps. VVe have no hope that joy May be gained from the journeyg 'tis to us Only a weary way,-a path to which Necessity with rude, unloving hand Has forced us. Day by day, we onward climb A little higher, till our tired feet Accustomed grow to the steep, siony path. Now we begin to gaze at Nature's realm, At the luxuriaut foliage of the trees That all around us stand. Then speaks our guide. Bidding us gaze afar. Far, far below Vast meadows lie, and Fields one mingled maze Ninety-one

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i i An endless labyrinth. Through the cool shade We at our will may wander far afield Perhaps, where in the silent solitude Cf Nature's wilds, surrounded only by Her own rare untouched beauty, we may pause an -- V -2' ' Q 69- b l! In , Ir l iQf955Tfi5f5fi5:5345ml lIQ1l6ll'4lCl6 'in' 'G' y , y L q-.4 N ls N ..-J 5. li A To dream long dreams. We here can see In life new meanings,-can appreciate A deeper beauty in the sunset's glow, And winter's sparkling fields of dazzling white. Now knowing that each onward, upward step New beauties will reveal, we hasten on. N0 longer dread of all that long, long way That stretched before us lies, but joy we feel And eagerness to know what lies ahead, Anticipation of the coming spring, Wheii in response to Naturels wakening call Thousands of thousands to those voices, which Stilled by the winter's chill, revivilied Shall, after lying silent for so long, Burst forth in one triumphant harmony Of life and love and hope. The li'tle brook, Loosed from his winter's prison, shall rush forth In frenzied torrents down the mountainside, Free, unconfined, singing triumphantly A song of gladness, springtime, liberty. Then will our feathered friends, from sou'hern lands Return again, and all our trees put forth Their verdure, and the springtime flowers adorn The fields and meadows and beneath our feet Here on the mountain side fair in pale pink ' w lo f Q -.. ' r , -2- er .ai-em-an tfiii m'W's,v0ff s-ss -iw-if-1' -14'-1114-9