Anna Head School - Nods and Becks Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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Jf I II d -B I o w II D a n d e lions I ' eathery tufts of cotton- - I ' ascinating bits of down. I r)ick vou, and hrusli du Against my cheek. A tiny wind comes And carries you ofi — On the wings of a fantasy. Up. up — Up you drift — Ahnost bevond m ' ision. Gradually you fall apart And are wafted back By a breath of air — Like fragments of filmy lace, A silken cobweb. Another breeze takes you off. Far, far up you glide — Smoothly, gently. See how you glint as a ray Of sun strikes j ' our silk) ' fingers — A faint, misty rainbow, Iridescent. You are gone. No — there you are ! A tiny piece of feathery softness — Floating, lighth.-. The wind is dying. Perhaps }ou will come back, Perhap.s — perhaps — Xo, another faint zephyr Sweeps you up. You are gone — Way up intcj the sky. I look again. Rut the azure hea en Has dissolved Aly fairy! E ' ia.YX N. .SH ' 20. [13]

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m A Request for S ni o k e F a i r i e s ;. ii ' .s ' ii-iK, your dictionary is incomplete. ' ! Diligently lia e I consulted y(jur works concerning Smoke I ' airies. Hut I find that you skip gayly from smoke drw w t.. to dry meat with smoke, to smoke-farthings, n. pi., same as pentecostals. without so much as hinting that these delightful little sprites exist. Surel}- vou have dreamed before a leajMng, crackling fire in blustering winter. Didn ' t you see frolicking Smoke hairies dancing in the curling, red flames? Ha e you never wandered forth in the nipping Xoxember air for the sheer io - of sniffing that pungent, burning fragrance that permeates the whole golden world? Oh, you must have seen them in the VaW. for Smoke ! ' airies are liberated when russet-red lea ' es are burned on the altars of Autumn. Jovousl) ' they troup forth, flinging wide an incense that makes the tyes sparkle and the pulse quicken. Lazily, then, they rise to the cloudless turquoise skies to look down u]ion a world drawing off her garments for a long winter ' s rest. Please, Mr. Webster, add this to your book; . ' moke I- airies, n. pi., delectable elfin creatures abroad in crisp, spicy weather. Ruth iMcBiuim ' 20. F r o 1)1 M y If 1 II d o w Water stretches wide before me — W (jnderful to me the story ater of the far-flung Bay. Which this water could relate: Brightlv shines the moon upon it. How the hardy old-world sailors Traces broad a siherv way ; Risked their lives, despising Fate, Commerce of a hundred cities Hraxed the unknown pathless oceans. Rides at anchor night and day. bound at last the Golden Gate. Ei.iz.Ai ' .i-iTH Thomas ' 5 1 M (I y 1 1 III e X-y w. s a blue and gold morning, and the little white house stood bathed in sunshine. Pink cherry trees swayed against the warm haziness of the sky, their blossoms softly falling. I ' rom the open kitchen window stole spicy fragrances — liot ginger-bread, and toothsome, juicy pies. ith dainty swir of wings, a tiny, ruby-throated humming-bird flitted from honey-suckle to trumpet- flower, from trumpet-flower to purple iris. Two fat little boys tumbled about good-naturedl - upon the green back lawn, v bile far abo e their heads a small, pink-clad figure, golden braids flying, swung high inin the warm, blue air. P.. Rr.. K. .Simpson ' 20. I 14 I -V.

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S ' It ' e e t s to the S w e et QLKASi:, dear, just one little one more. Sue and Archie sat together on the same side of the tea wagon on a be-cushioned divan — he in white flannels and she in pink ruffles. But, Archie, I ' nc given vou so many already and when I gave you the last you promised you would not ask for another, although I knew you would. I know I promised. Sue, but it is such a temptation — and, he sighed, they are so sweet. I simply must have just one more. Couldn ' t you spare me one? I get so few. He glanced affectionately at her. Archie, vou should be willing to give up something for the good of ' la Patrie ' in these war times. All of us must make sacrifices. But a little thing like that won ' t hurt ' la Patrie ' at all and you know it. Sue; and besides there is absolutely no harm in it. This has gone on too long — it ' s getting boring. I ha e told you so for the last hour and T mean it. .Sue smoutlicd down her ruffles in contrast to her ruffled temper. I see, I ' ll just ha e to take one then. He leaned over to catch her hand. No, you won ' t — Sue jumped up, evading his grasp, and gained the other side of the tea wagon. Now catch me if you can, she cried. He accepted the challenge and reached across the teacups and cookies, almost upsetting them. She dodged, but was not quick enough, and Archie caught her arm and held it tight while he circumnavigated the obstacle. As he approached she pulled backwards — straining at her tether. On he came and back she went to the beflowered parlor wall. There she took her stand and dealt blows at him with her free hand, clenched tight. He received them smilingly. Won ' t you please give it to me willingly; or must I take it by force? Neither wav. She glared at him and stamped her foot impatiently. It is the last one I have to give and 1 am saving it to bestow on someone more deserving than you. But surel - I am as deserving as anyone else you know; and I ' ll love you even more than 1 do now if you will. The memory of this one will last forexer, he cooed, getting dangerously near. Well, ou selfish old thing — here it is then, she cried angrily, opening her clenched hand and clapping it over his mouth. Take it, and may it cause every tooth in vour head to drop out and ruin your most perfect appearance. But he paid no attention to her words — just gazed at her rapturously with dancing eyes, as he crunched his hard-earned lump of sugar. K. THI,F.KX M. Gr. ttan ' 20. I ir. 1 h