Long Class ring Poems

Through the eyes of one born in 1952:

1950’s TV craze
Muscle cars, blue jeans
Poodle skirts, class ring exchanges
Simple time, grandparents involved.
Girls want to be pretty, men call women girls

I Love Lucy
Topper, Loretta Young,
Show of Shows
Grandma’s house...

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I am not a personal fan of jewelry, but
were I more careful, I would have been                   ...

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Observer of the skies, I thrill to see
a puppy cloud stretch out to dragon length,
a shapeless mass become a well-formed heart,
or pastel puffs become an ice cream cone. 
These sights call forth my best old...

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For twelve long years it was back to school
To make sure I didn’t grow up a fool
Learning how to read a book, do a cipher
At times I felt like a prisoner … a lifer!
I griped...

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Well ever since high school I have loved you
You gave me your class ring to wear which just
Goes to prove you loved me too but the
But those were those who were jealous of us
And our...

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We were having fun in the hot summer sun.
We were having a blast and then she drowned so fast.
He just closed the door, and he paused to stand,
As he took his class ring off her...

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TELL HER I LOVE HER---
I see you at school today;
I often wondered, sometimes prayed;
Do you think of me;
And could I even be an interest to you;
A love lost teen in this complicated world;
Wanting only for...

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His Eyes Opened Wide
His Suprise Was Unable To Hide
"Are You Sure" He Asked
She Nodded, Her Emotions Still Masked
His Eyes Lit Up, Still Nervous Though
She Filled Them Like Wine Filling A Cup, Lifted To Bros
He Fell...

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Rings on our fingers in the 50’s and 60’s.
A big class ring with bandages wrapped around in the back
for those who are going steady in high school.

Mood rings in the 70’s, but not as many...

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Those “What if” sessions we indulge
may rouse regrets we won’t divulge,
awaken sensibilities,
or help us set priorities.

What if I could retrieve today
one thing I’ve lost along the way,
one object that was dear to me
that I’d be...

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His Eyes Opened Wide
"Are You Sure" He Asked
She Nodded, And Her Emotions Unmasked
His Eyes Lit Up
She Filled Them Like Wine Filling A Cup
He Fell Down To One Knee
And Pulled Out His Class Ring
"I Wasnt Really...

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-Class ring-
   Close by the door 
She paused to stand
As she took her
Class ring from her hand 
All who were
Watching could not speak 
As a single tear ran down her cheek 
Memories of...

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DAFFODILS AND AQUAMARINE GEMS

Daffodils blooming in wild profusion
Warm, lazy, balmy days
The sparkle of my high school class ring
With its stone of aquamarine

My birthday on St. Patrick's Day
Being born in Dublin (Georgia)
All taking place in the...

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Near to the door
he paused to stand
as he took his class ring
off her hand
all who were watching
did not speak
as a silent tear
ran down his cheek
and through his mind
the memories ran
of the moments they walked
and ran...

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