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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1976
Page
6
A reflective poem by Mrs Barbara Osborne, Faculty, exploring a child’s transience and the yearning wind and sun bring. The speaker recalls autumnal imagery, forest memories, and moments of illumination as the child’s presence passes out of sight.
Anonymous reflects on past happiness and enduring love written from a bed, waiting for a remembered picture to breathe. The note recalls days of fun and simple love, contrasting meaningless places and broken talk with hope that their bond remains unbroken despite time.
A reflective verse fragment listing scattered emotions and pieces that compose a person. The author Wanda Adkisson signs the piece with a 1976 date, conveying internal struggle to reassemble one’s identity through love hate trust doubt hope anger dreams sorrow.
A girl recalls keepsakes stored in her closet as circulating memories of boys she once knew. She plans to move and take the items in a box, reflecting on past connections as she leaves. Mark Holt '77.
Janice Reynolds and Becky Gage share a fragmentary, poetic confession about intense affection and envy. The speaker references love, beauty, generosity, and wisdom while hinting at a plan to harm Becky’s close friend, revealing a troubling personal motive.
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