Thirty Years...Class of 1979

Thirty plus years ago they studied in a small town high school

to get their valuable education and follow somebody's rules,

Along the way, in their day,

they laughed, they lived, misbehaved, and played.

Within those thirty plus years they went along their way,

they loved, they lost, and eventually found their way

to stand in a pose with friends that always stay

impressed in minds and hearts and never go astray.

After thirty years they recall the good and forgive the bad,

they talk of love that flourished, languished - not sad,

but melancholy through their rose colored glasses,

recalling friends who came the extra mile to see mates from classes.

Here to ask questions, to retell funny stories of old,

to make jokes funnier and heroes larger as stories are retold.

To pause a moment - remember some who have left this life,

to linger longer, hoping to outstretch this time in life.

A slap on the back, a hug tight full of emotion,

a burst of laughter in that final, fleeting commotion,

wishing farewell, until next year, "I promise," they say

vowing to gather before another thirty years slips away...

A thirty year reunion for the Class of 1979

is captured in memory in a glorious place in time.

(Photos by Lisa (Allen) Kennard)