George Washington High School - Hatchet Yearbook (New York, NY)

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AFTER THE SNOW Turn back Powdery residue White blotches on lonely ground. Salt cakes Ot lost kisses ln silence of Remembrance. Sediments Ol black time Echo Empty nothings While tracings, Winter ink blots, Search for a meaning. by Alan Sobel SUNDAY NIGHT lt's late, long iourney is over lights and brawling streets iarring subway rattle little boy almost tell asleep then Atternoan's country railroad station is lar behind behind in a whir ot dust and grinding wheels Little boy lies now on the couch in grandma's Iivingroom somewhere in afar corner a baby ben ticks on ticks but if you don't think about it it will go away Stare at light patterns pirouetting on the ceiling the darkness waits below in the street a bus's motor puns but little boy doesn't hear sleep dances with the ceiling's tigures dances away. by William Chaumont

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-41-s--V -f --f-e+fef-- - A l 1 t S E C U R I T Y I I l The chair rocks, 1 Sways, rocks, sways i Empty in the corner Where the old man had sat. The baby shoes remain in the closet The school books in the drawers The picture of his wife on the mantle The coffin at the bottom of the grave Waits for the final cover From up above. The neighbors had cried, The sermon was read, l The bond had played, ,,.....- E They didn't know who died. XX I And the shovel was raised V N J 1 And lowered the dirt into place: f V, ' 'I T Ifgff Peace at lost- 'ls ' , -'ff W fl ,. , Hope in his soul- Z i JOY in his heart- Y 1 ' i' Heaven above- ' 1 Tlx Y Halleluiah i ' Q ' tx Q' . i Halleluiah 1 l Qlhtgxgf 4 Halleluiah X lr 'NA Dirt on his face. X j b s P ' I' 'M y arry rmce I inf I ll ,f , l of Allis? 5552 , n If l 1' - X- n jghlgll af ,, X ,,-' L ' f -4. X! ff , ' i ' ' lf 't X S f l FIRST SNOW Blue Windows Cast back reflections From across the courtyard At night Streetlamps below Swarm with moths of winter That touch the ground With white. by William Choumont OLD SUNSET Growing weird in the sunset gray trees turn to shadow. Swinging leaves crack inthe wind dying sun melts the snow. Reflections of fingers on window panes closing wildly in empty grasp are blowing branches, shriveled, rotted attached by a single leafy clasp. by Joan Marcus

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GRAPE-VINE They twist and twine, some reach, the vines of chance All hung with sweet and supple, frosted blue. The earth their bed will be and trees will dance Away the languid, purple air of rue. by Ines Martins BLACK SMOKE Black smoke Over the gray city The wind tries hard To sweep the city clean. But, Failsl by Kristin Captiva iff' , .4 2 f -1'2 ,, Q ,. , A e 5 fe l i N-l if , iii? f A .' Ali . . 4.14 '5 in L , -,iii 'S ' ..-1' nf 'felt' e , Q 5 l u f-if it , PIGEON CYCLE little boy chasing purple pigeons in the sun screaming with gay delight. Pigeons waddling in shades of fear Chattering birds take to flight. Small girl with dainty Planters peanuts left from last nlght's buffet, Throws them on the cracking pavement Watches, waits, leaves them lay. Starched nurses in white nylon pushing baby carriages pressing cracked peanuts to sticky wheels leaving trails ot peanuts crumbs in mossy green sidewalk ridges. Pigeons boldly follow by pecking nuts from pavement cracks fighting squawking angry greed Eating sticky peanut tracks Cooing noise-quiet Going one by one. little boy chasing purple pigeons in the sun. by Joan Marcus ,ffgsff-wi - -- , 'f ,, .M f .pww,.ir.enpf,wv 45-:gg5,,3,,,m,j,n,,j .fr15g,g'5 . , . 'farm ' ' ' A' ' u .M V e ,, - H W. A . f Q ' Je,-'..Mf . ,,.,w:w:m115f'--- xx fc . c C N A if 'f 'Tw ' f-'3o ?-vf'n- - fu l z'f .e glil 3 ff? K . . 1 My l . if - wir., , . ' 3 35 4125 .' .ff - I L N 8-'W iii i , url ', Z -, ,- X I - ' X X42 V .' l ' ' , is A- H I ' fy, 4 . i ig ,f A ,we ,L 1 Q f 'Z 1 .4 l M a f- u -., - i aw fgif ig i' 'S fi X 1' , - ' ., If gx , '- , Q ,gt g' ,- . - i M :fl 3: l-1 '1:1- 11,5 , ,L if ,ng f ff T 6 , A 'f u' h iv W, A , .iii . V-fff , f'1' i ,' A V A ' 'L N... ' ,,. ' e:, ,gi to u :- 11 ak: Z ' ' -' , gy? . - i, P1 , 1 .ff ' .' l l ' , X w Q' ', I H. Lum. V ' ' , Y ' 1 L ,I ffl, rw rf H' , , . v il ,iv Q ' 4 ' , f . 1 f tau cgi ,ng 11 ,l 3 if I2 4' 122' 5' , sf. .Eg 3 . ' g.g.,i:!r, 1 ' , ii .' .- Q -5 EW 1213! ' - l - . , 2 r A .,, .. . 1, Y f -3, . .1 ' 4 c, I 1 N, . ,.