Roxbury Memorial High School for Girls - Laurel Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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THE LAUREL Class Poem In that spell, they built their world, visionary golden worldi Ignorant of gathering clouds, heedless of the brewing storm Till unchecked in rage it broke, strained against its bonds, a Unleashed torrents bent on plunder, Tearing limb from limb asunder, Sweeping upheaved earth from under, Panic! Tempest! Thunder! War! Yesterday our parents dreamed, little wispy golden dreams Today we light, and silver wings the sky, And guns spell Fire and death, and bullets fly, And all the worldls a madman's dream of fame, Blackened with smoke and rosy-gold with flame. And yet, from ruins smouldering at our feet, Half formed plans and visions rise to greet The light, like budding wild flowers not full blown With staunch and sturdy roots that anchor down The frail blossoms in the rich moist earth, Strong, despite the wind and rain and dearth Of care, they bloom in valor one by one, And turn their faces towards the rising sun. Tomorrow is ours. It merges today, Its concrete endeavor, its workable clay With yesterday's visions and reverenced shrines To fashion with judgment the future's design, A pattern of life that will not destroy The fruits of creation-man's right to enjoy His gardens and speeches and picnics and ball, The white hush of winter, the crispness of fall, The freedom of mind and of body and soul, The splendor of living, the loftier goal, Beyond mere existence, of living each day To fullest extent in the happiest way, The triumph ofjustice, the promise of peace- These are man's heritage, this is his lease On life, with its sceptre of infinite hope, A radiant vista with unending scope For joy in creation, for liberty's rule, A pathway of progress, an unfailing tool For building anew, for fashioning dreams With rosy gold linings and rock-bottom seams. And man will be governed by Heavenls own laws And harvest the fruits of his labor, because Tomorrow is ours. -Helen Wiseman l48l nd hurled

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