1988 School Magazine

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AfoE A CAT I am sad. Apathetic in mY grief - 5he, is dead. I am sad. So f ull of tears, I cannot crY; So full of sorrow, lsmile. But She, is dead. I am sad. And the numbing Pain, at the back of mY throat, makes me laugh in the faces, of those who trY to give me Solace. While She lies there, Dead. I am sad And She is dead. And if 'she' is a cat's

Mother, l, am a cat'

Vanessa Robins Winner - Year 9/10 MarY Alexis MacMillan Prize 1 988

Miranda Fatten (Vear 12)

TFIE IOURNEY OF A !-lFETl&/iE I arn, it seems A multiple of unf ulf illed dreams, Floating in a mass Of senseless bones and flesh' The life ahead Proves to be rough And f ull of falls, While I struggle through todaY,

THE OID.AGE PENSIONER

She once was a dazzling beautY Her blonde hair shone like gold, But nour her hair grows whiter As she is growing old. Once, her clothes were whirls of colour ln beautiful silks and satins, Her dresses now are dark and dull, ln one unvarying pattern. Her days gone by were happy and free - With laughter, f riends and fun, But now*she sits in solitude - bleak - No laughter, no friends, no one. She spends her days in recollection,

Holding back mY tears, Swallowing mY thoughts' "Cry on the inside, Smiie on the outside," That's what theY saY. But if onlY theY knew What a task it can be

As one lonelY soul Struggles onwards ln hei f ight against evil, Against time, against Pressure And against all others That maY threaten her As she continues On the iourneY of a Iifetime'

Remembering times gone bY, Sitting in silent contemplation She waits, alone, to die.

lngrid Hadgraft Winner - Year B Mary Alexis MacMillan Prize, 1988

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