George Washington High School - Continental Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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WILL SURVWE THE SYMPLEGADES From: Jason and +he Golden Fleece A+ Jupil'er's command iwo rocks As huges as any rocks could be, Were placed upon fhe surging waves- Two mighfy perils of 'rhe sea. They 'formed a mons'rer's gaping mou+h, An eager mou'rh kepi' open wide Jusi' woiring-wailing for some prey To enferg hope +o leave denied. No choice beiween fhe viciims made: Mankind, or bird, or beasi was doomed. Hs jagged laws no mercy knew, For dealh o'er every porlal loomed. No voice 'ro say- Beware! beware! The floafing rocks obs+ruc+ your course To Colchis, easi of lhis Black Sea, Because a god has used his force. No means io cross beiween fhe rocks, No help derived from gods ihrough pleas: For life ifself ne'er weni' beyond The cluiches of Symplegades. Beryl Hunie THE OLD STORY You declare your love in glowing ierms, You swear +his lime i+'s real, You 'I'hink you'll furn my woman's head Wiih all your earnesl' zeal, You press my hand upon your hear? To hear 1'he mighly beai' Wifh firmesf expecfalions +ha+ You'll-sweep me off my feet Your fechnique is 'rerriiic and Your line l iusi' adore ll+'s iusf a shame you've +old 'lhe same To lhirfy-fhousand morel. JaneHe Goldberg l fhink ihal' l shall never see A yearbook picfure look like me. Perhaps, and fhis l greaily fear, l'll have a beH'er one nexl' year. Charles Munoz A FLEETING MOMENT Above 'rhe ken of brooding ihoughh A lighr appears-a beacon slarg My hearf lifls up wiih ioy fo greer This silen'r s+ranger from afar. l hold, l grasp, I pledge lo keepg Bur like a swallow in Hs fIigh+, ll preens iis wings and soars on high And flies away beyond my sighf. Beryl Hun+e TO DANTE Noi' Vergil, Livy can compare iheir 'fame To you whose words have sealed +he foie of kings, While pleb and genfle clamor your acclaim, On Mouni' Olympus, Zeus your praises sings. Hell's learned men wi'l'hs+ood your mighiy wraih As did +he enemies you ne'er forgave, You hafed all who dared +0 block your pa1'h On earihg in Hell each served you as .a slave. Now love, revealed al' lasl behind dark clouds Bursl' forih in glory, casling hole aside: And Danfe, 'ihough cool deaih his love enshrouds, ln heaven, fakes 'fair Bealrice as bride. Thus love unfhreads all earlhly s'l'rife and pain, And weaves a fairer iusiice in her reign. Irene Gsovski ROMANCE When Casanova meels his HenrieHe Thaf modern lady grabs a cigareH'e, And smiling sweelly a+ his earnesf gaze, She coyly whispers, Have you go'r a blaze? lnanely grinning ai' his lady love, He reaches for a mafch wifhin his glove. She burdens him wi'I'h bundles, purse and books, And grabs her compacl io adiusl' her looks. His hearl is pounding wi'rh a mighfy roar, As on +hey wander 'lo The candy s'rore. JaneHe Goldberg LIFElHOKKUl A falling snowflake Thai' 'Flashes across The sky . . . ls los'I' on 'rhe ground. Charles Munoz