Oak Grove Coburn High School - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Vassalboro, ME)

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OAK LEAVES 1946 IN THE HEART OF ME I stand apart From the storm s Slnglng savage heart Demons poundmg The thunder drum Beatlng down the har vest Blottmg out the sun But the restless yearnmg Of the sulglng sea Bleeds l1ke a wound In the heart of me N DEDICATION You are the fount from whlch I dr aw My msplratlon s fire You are hfe s best and sw eetest g1ft The goal of my deslre For you alone I smg The Joy of every tender dream The lovellness of sprmg Wlth eager hands I offer you My g1ftS both gleat and mall And humbly ded1cate to you My love my l1fe my all HILDEGARD WUPPER 17 ! s ul ,- ' . . S . . . , 3 . , V . ! For you, dear heart, I Write each poemg , . Y . W , H ' 1 Q 1 ., , 7 7 ' l

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1 K LP xvhs 11 SNOW Snowflakes drifting down our 11 ax Down they Come free and gay Dancing hke little fanies light They make the dull 13101111 e 11th so white ON THE ROOF I have manv fawoiite places at Oak Crowe but the one th1t I nyox most IS the ioof of Briggs H111 1n tl1e e11ly Qpiing, One ot the ieasons thqt I like to go there ls for sunbathing, On 21 wx 11m 2lftGlI1OOI1 111 M11 I spread out my blanket on one ot the decks 11161 let the raxs ot the bi ight spring sun sink 111 The buds 11e tuolling spiings 11111 11 sott xx h1te clouds fue tl01t1ng 1long the b11g,ht blue the t1 1gr1nte of the pines is on the W1rm bieeze and toi 1 time I forget llly c 11e oi worm I h1d Othei of xoites in 21 corner 11 here 1 few ue gathered t1lk1ng At interx 11s the ple'1s'1nt odoi of sun tan 011 drifts by Somet1mesI enter one ot the toweis on the corneis to gaze out ower the xinding, xalley I can see so m1111 things the warm shee11 of willow dong, the brook the anpoit fu oft to the south a 11 h1te farm house 1est1ng cozily on a hillside the glint ot C 11s as they 'wh1z by on the sunny road and ocasslonally the flash ot 21 plane as it glides in and out of the clouds Suddenly a bell iings faintly in the distance 1nte1rupt1n0 my 1816116 1nd once more I 1egretfu11y leaxe my fax orite spot Jo SN TURNER EVENINL WALK The :111 was clear tht st IIS 11 e1e bright As I walked on 111 the crisp cold night N0 sound 1101 motion WIS he 11d 'Ill 110111111 Except brunch' ciunchl fiom the snow toured giound My breath show ed xx h1te on the frosty a11 As I whistled 21 tune yuthout any c 1re I looked all around and with '1 sigh ot bliss I thanked the Lord I W lb part of 'ill th1s BARBARA PETERSON 19 O 1 11 'Q .14 6 1 1 ' ' , , 2 1 1 , v V Z 1 y . . R. C. 1 2 U 1 .' K1 C 1 . s Z Q t- ' ' '1' s 2 ' 2' 1 f. 1 ' 1 ' .' . C . .Li u I ' Y. 4 V2 v 1 . 2-v V ' ' r I gc 7, 4 I vw I 1' A C V n 'I W , I - ' 1 4 1 af u ' 1 1' , n vs. '4 v I v ' 1 . 1 c c - c c , . , ' 2 '1 2 ' 2 T 1, A 2 2 ' 1 ' s 2 I A 1 . , 2 . I ,T 2 E . . , 2 1 . girls 21re sitting' near me reading' or just dreaming and there is 21 low hum 1',L1' -1 1, 2 2 22.3 T2 ., 2 ' 1 ' 11-2 L1 c c I 1' I l A I I. S . L l l I I I 'I v v wvv' ' y- '1 1 V' 1 1 xx L1 2 ' ' , 1 1 r' vs 2 7- 2 y 1 ' 1 - 2 1 ' V K1 7 1 ' 1 - 1 ' ' , ' 2 1K1 7 l '1 c C I 4 is D 1 I C 1 4' ' 1 ' 'kv ' - ' 1 r 1' 2 , . 1 I r ' 1 11 1 -Y 1 A1 2 1 1 1 ' ' ' 2s li ' 2 2 ' . . i . , v . A. .-, .1 . , , . . 7 I v y . v l u ' 1' 2 2 3 y V. C . . 2 l ' c .