1989 School Magazine

FEELINGS Enter the forest. Excitement in my mind. Feel. The soft petals. on densely growing flowera See. Scurrging onimo/s. running to ond t'ro, Toste. Succu/ent fruit, growing on trees, Sme//. The rising scent on scattered bushes, Heor. The woter sp/oshing down the watert'all. Heidi Pietzner. Yeor I

STARS Heouenly bodies. Masses of matter - suns. The sight and light Of the night. Distont. but close In the heort Balls o.f t'ire, of warmth Signs fo us Of knowledge and other life Beauties that glisten like gltiter, Set in potterns that alone Fill you with pleosure.

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Clear and drsiincl. Open like full roses. Welcoming as the night. Zoe Nielsen. Year 9

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READY NOW 'I m readg now!' Come the coll Jrom the bedroom. Her little br:y. her baby Who was no longer. She held her head hiqh As he proudly disployed the uniJorm Thot would take him t'rom her And lead him to the day he became a mon.

Mr. he ruos a mon. a pintsized man. But compared to yesterday six t'eel tall. Outside the gate she took his hand But he shook her off ond strutted proudly on his oun. 'l'm going to school today' He colled to neighbours.

While she smiled proudly ond felt betrayed. For fiue years she had had him to hersell And now she hod to share him with the world. That world which would demand a bigger and bigger share Until it owned him completely. Together theg walked into the school. His chest mos sli// stuck out but his stride hod shortened. She lelt his little hand push tnto her bigger one, F,uen though she detected a tremble. Outside the c/ossroom Joor she bent and kissed him t'orewell. 'Are you ot'raid'? she whtspered in his ear. He nodded and clung to her hand t'or a moment. Then tor:k o deep breath. stuck his chin out ond st'oted brauely. 'I rn reody now!' Jennifer Steutart-Richordson. Year l2

Michelle Drew, Year 12

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