50 Year Reunion
The 50 year H S reunion has come and gone.
But, the memories will live on and on.
If you haven’t gone to one at least once in your life
you haven’t lived,—- and that ain’t right.
3 schools were involved. That’s different than most.
But, there is a reason. Just ask the host.
All went to one school for the first 3 years.
2 new schools were built for our final year.
So the seniors from all 3 schools were at the blast.
They all partied like animals without any past.
A lot of old cronies just having a ball.
Checking others name badges to know them at all.
Each badge had your senior picture on it.
Otherwise, no one would recognize your wit.
We were all friends, even after 50 years.
At times it could almost bring you to tears.
Even people you weren’t close to in school
now were your buddies, and that was cool.
You felt a bond after 50 years had passed.
You know what it took for each one to last.
I saw people I thought I would never see again.
But, when seeing them, it was worth the wait until then.
Funny, they were all old but me.
Then again, they probably felt the same, you see.
It was a wonderful time when we grew up.
Now things are getting really tough.
We will lead the way as we go on.
We’ll stand tall cause we are strong.
Several weren’t there I’d love to see.
Some passed on way too early for me.
Those who missed lost a part of their past.
It will haunt them till the last.
For those who were there
It won’t be so hard to bare.
For we know in 5 we’ll do it again.
To miss it then would be a real sin.—————-Wayne Johnson——-(2011)