Polytechnic High School - Caerulea Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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18 CAERULEA '20 For as she strolled her way along She met a handsome sailor. He edged beside her in the throng: She felt her heart wouid fail her. And as he gaily strode beside, They broke in conversation. He knew not what her mask did hide! hOhl Bitter revelationb She glanced up at his handsome. face hFor just his eyes were coverecD And as they ran from place to place , Close by his side she hovered. At last they reached the grand masked ball, The center of attraction, And der her came a dreadful pal! That drove her to distraction. The Witching hour was drawing near When masks should be discarded. Her hour of bliss she'd pay for dear, Her heart beats e'an retarded! Her partner, masked was blithe and gay- He did not sense disasterl He did not fed her cold as clay, Nor pale as alabaster. And then the Witching hour was there. 'hMasks ofil the hali resoundcd. How could she face his startled stare! Her heart within her pounded.

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LITERARY 17 MASKS OFF Helen Dana Starkey '20 A lass there was both coy and sweet- As fair as any maiden. But Romance never could she meet-w- Her heart was heavy-laden. Although she. was a corner lass- Her beauty nigh perfection, Her eyes did binder and harasw They looked in each direction. For keen adventure did she pine, That iascinates in fiction, But would-be suitors drew the lino- Her eyes were the restriction. Came Hallowefcn and she enthused O'er masque and celebration. She longed when all her friends eifused To ioin on this occasion. She chose a suit which emphasized Her piquant charm and beauty. She masked her eyes, and thus dkguised, Bade Cupid mind his duty. It was not long before her quest Of romance and adventure Was ended in a way at best Harsh critics can not censure.

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LITERARY 19 m How sweet cwould be ii only she, When masks were snatched from faces, Could look up in his face and sec The spell that Cupid placesl Her ioy was gone, her face was pale, Her feet lagged in their dancing, That one plan of her life. would fail That seemed to her entrancing. Masks off! Her partner pressed her close! She faltzred as she did it; She straightened for the final dose, Unmasked her face, and hid it. The sailor gently raised her head; She trembled through and through! But 10! Their eyes met fast instead For he was crosseyed tooHl When you haven't anything else to do, you might spend your time reading some of the literary selections in Camlea. That's What theft: there for, you know.