Berwick High School - Navillus Yearbook (Berwick, ME)

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Once agaln I would know the touch of hls Xelvet muzzle and the llmpld gaze from the dalk eyes Mme xs the only hand to have ever caressed h1s satm neck or gu1ded hlS path across the wxlds and Cod wllllng no other wlll eve1 touch hlm w1th whlp lope or spur I whlstled agaln and the answel came from close IH the tw1l1ght Then hooves thunderlng and dust boxhng beneath them he came to me once agaln Hls velvet muzzle th1 ust scented breath was warm on my skm I clasped my arms about the great neck and felt It trembllng 1n my clasp Th1S was xndeed Ebon Rex My Ebon Rex' Townsend Mul do 58 IMPRESSION In the cold alr outslde the w1nd whlstled and roared The 1ce laden trees were protestlng and groanlng wlth thelr burdens The world seemed to be a mass of snow swul 1ng about the country l1ke an ever present monster ventlng 1ts WI ath On thlS vlolent nlght natule was queen the raglng elements her sub Jects and the world her enemy Brent Johnson 98 IMPRESSION The sun had long smce faded 1nto the West for lts nlght rest The ealth had drawn a greasy black cu1 tam alound lt and the stars llke playful klttens ln a box took turns lookmg out at the wolld The moon like the VSISQ old mother cat came slovs ly up looked alound declded that all was well and gave the slgnal for all the stals to come out and have then fun befole the molmng llght tluows aslde the ealths dark cur talns and chases the stars away Barbara Ham1lton 58 IMPRESSION The splay dashed from the brook water ln a SWlI'IlHg mlst The angry gl een waxes smashed the wall wlth uolent fuly as lf they were t131ng to escape thelr boundarles The n1a11ne hfe Jn the water was helpless befole thls dlsplay of powen as the vlater went lushlng down the locky gorge ln an endless toll of lxfe and death Wayne Clement 58 ' U . . , ' - 1 , i, a 1 Y ' 1 . , Y ' v. a . .I . , H G , A . I ' 7 1 u 7 . . Y- . K , , . . . y v . ' , 1 n 7 I I Y , Q f Q . 1 1 ' Q 7 agalnst my face and hls sweet Q ' , . . . , ' 1 7 , ! J . . Q Y . . . , 7 Y. . . U. ' v-s- ' ' . . , 1 . . . . . , . Q yr 7 1 ' 1

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devastate the earth A perfectly loglcal reason but lf the Commumsts can do as they please the free world wnll be devastated eventually regard less What does the Unlted States ln tend to do when Russla attacks? There would surely have to be an BEOITLIC war then If not then we mlght as well surrender and llve un der Commumst rule Jxmmy Shaddox 61 AN ADVENTURE ILL NEVER FORGET I was walkxng through the woods a short whlle ago search1ng for w1ld flowers and v1nes for a progect 1n Sclence After an hour or so I sat down on the rlver bank to rest A I sat there I looked out over the notlced somethmg pecuhar stlckmg up out of the water I stood up and looked closer As I d1d so I could see the formatlon of a hand I was terrlfied Not knowmg what to do I hurrled to my brother s boat that was tled up close to shore My mmd was blank as I rowed qulckly toward the hand I kept th1nk1ng Do you suppose someone had drowned? A shlver went up and down my back as I drew closer to the hand I poked at It wxth one of the oars to see lt go under and bob back up agam I closed my eyes and reached down 1nto the water and caught the fingers ln my hand I opened my eyes and gave a yank It was a hand alrlght a hand from a clothmgstore dummy Larry Colllns 62 MY EBON REX' P0lS8d where the rlm of the pur ple earth met and merged Wlth the fiery arc of the sunset sky stood the great stall1on He was huge and black lmed IH gold agamst the sky hls long mane and ta1l wmd tossed and brassy hued Hxs t1ny ears fllcked nervously checklng every sound and I knew hls crlmson lmed nostrxls were flarlng as he snuffed the sage scented wmds Hls herd of mares and colts would be below h1m ln some sheltered tw1l1ght valley whxle he guarded them from all ap- proachlng danger As I watched from the seat of my truck IH the valley I thrllled agam to h1s wild beauty and physxcal per fectlon The perfect small head thlckly arched neck masslve chest and long clean llmbs were those of some long dead Spamsh stall1on I had heard of throwbacks like hxm but never had I seen one I stood bes1de the truck and watched a black sllhouette agamst the ever darkenlng sky The wmd was blowlng at my back and sud denly I wondered lf he mlght Just posslbly hear my whlstle Flngers at my llps I blew a loud blast The answer was instantaneous He wheeled to face the sound ears for ward then reared hlgh 1nto the a1r DOl1Sh6d hooves tearmg the sky to tatters H1s answer came sharp and clear agalnst the wmd Then he was gone h1S fleet hooves spurnlng the ground as he melted lnto the valley shadows He remembered' And the bond between us was stlll strong enough to brmg h1m to me after three long years , . . n , . . . g ' . , . . . , , , . . I . Y . . , v , . . . , . . I i I , . , . . . o Y . - ' l . S ' v 9 , ' ' 1 v river, enjoying the cool breeze. I v 1. D , 1 n y ' ' 0 , - 1 7 - . '. v ' . ' ' Y . . . ll . . H 1 . . , , - . . l l 7 7 v ' Y ' . ' 7 . . ' . 1 ' , c ' 1 7 .

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IMPRESSION As she walked down the alsle she was a tlue plcture of beauty Hel gown a soft whlte gaye hel a yery clean look Her eyes spalkled wlth that once ln-a llfetlme look She walked very slowly thlnklng about the thlngs that had been and the many thlngs that wele yet to be It seemed llke many mlles down the alsle So many strange thoughts wele golng through her mlnd In a few mlnutes her whole llfe would be changed She no longel would be that C316f1Q9 young mlss No thls was the beglnnlng of a new long and happy llfe Bal bara Whltaker 58 SPUTNIK NO 2 At last the bug day had Gnally ar llxedl Our household w s ln a. dlthel ovel the long awalted tl lp to the moon and the preparlng for the takeoff Thele was my space sult wlth all lts speclal equlpment fO1 my spectacular trlp Then my food sup ply WhlCh was ln capsule form Wlth yltamlns etc I needed There was the hnal check of the space Shlp wlth all ltS contlols and last the saymg of good bys to my frlends and folks I thlnk that was the hardest palt of all Flnally aftel all the hustle and bustle I arrlxed at the launchlng glounds You should have seen me all decked up' The blast off was per fect and I was now fly lng thlough the alr qulte swlftly Sex eral hours passed and I finally saw what appeared to be a shlny ball but It was the moon As I was comlng ID for a landlng the space Shlp trembled and shook causlng me to close my eyes tlghtly wonderlng what would happen next Suddenly chllls lan up and down my splne as I felt eyes starlng at me Upon openlng my eyes what dld I und but mv mothel standlng over me It nad all been a dream and I w as glad to be home safe and sound Pachel Carter 62 IMPRESSION A lal ge whlte tall deel on hls way out from the beautlful spruce tlmber lnto a llttle clearlng He ralses hls pelfectly formed head lnto the alr and scans the Stllp lot cal efully be fore maklng hls way to the other slde About halfway acloss the cleallng the crafty old buck ralses ms head flgaln dlsplaylng hls four year old set of perfectly developed elght polnt antlers Senslng danger the fleet footed anlmal leaps across the lest of the Stllp lot ln four mlghty leaps wavlng h1S beautlful whlte tall hlgh ln the all as he goes Dlsappeallng lnto the swamp he chuckles to hlmself for he has ey aded another hunter Fred Farwell 58 I u l I . I I' Q y v 7 , . . . I 7 . ! I Q I Y v ' n 7' -. - . . , , , . . , e ! 1 ' V 7 1 ' ' . 7 G Y 1 I 1 . . . . I s , , . . . , 1' , ' . . . ' ' ' ' J ! ' ! v Y' 5 9 . . ! . 5' 1 . ' 7 , . to his evening fee-ding grounds steps '. Y . W an o I I ' ., ' .- ! ' L . . . - ' - . 1 ' . V I y V .... ' 1 V - a . n . . I . , 7 'Y ' ' -. . ' 7 Y . . . . . l 7 . , 1 0 . V . , 7 !