Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1980, Page 135

Description: the fie small boy running along theDwn hpachng the whole was within his reachJvant*yesare bright and clear>reez( wpesand dreams are in the future;cidei wwhe has nothing to fearig Pi<~>sa and ±kuRoland TarrySee the young man wading in the waterHe is expected to exceed his fatherHis face is red and glowingToday the sky is clear and brightTomorrow it could be snowingSee the old man watching the wavesThinking of events on other daysHis face is wrinkled and oldOnce he had hopes and dreamsNow he is forced to sit out in the cold.x•mjJill DalrympleEllen CampbellThe clownMark SperaThere is a person in our classwhom some might consider a clown,Life to him is everything but sound.He is not of a discreet kind of sort,But more of a comedian ready to retortWith a gum, a quirk with some kind of joke.Of fun, to all kinds of people, he would always poke.His outward appearance is that of a clean-cut man.For he will always dress as well as he can.His hair is dark, his eyes the same,Hes not too tall, but thats nothing to shame.He has many friends, all know who he is,For when it comes to a jest, hes always a whiz.But I see something in this clown thats way down deep,Something that he is the only one to keep.The one that is laughing and always with a smile,The one over there with the unique kind of style.Everyone thinks they know what hes about,But I see something inside wanting to get out.I think it is a mood, a certain kind of texture,Though it would never be seen around a court jester.Yet a clown is still a person.For this one thing I am almost surely certain.This particular person is always keeping something down,Maybe this feeling or expression could be a frown.Hmmm...Maybe thats what makes hima clown.Jeff HuppCreativity 135
Source: http://cdm17129.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/hs-bloomsouth/id/1627
Collection: Bloomington High School South

Further information on this record can be found at its source.