June Wilferd Christiansen

IS

THE SCRATCH PAPER POET

June has written poems for our class reunions in the past and submitted several for our 45th reunion - three of which were included on the Poem Card placed on the dinner tables on Saturday evening.

Those who have requested a copy should be able to print their own by highlighting and then choosing:

File, print, selection.

WELCOME TO THE 45^TH REUNION

I REMEMBER YOUR SMILING FACE,

FROM YEARS SO LONG AGO.

I HOPE  TO RECOGNIZE YOU,

WE'VE ALL CHANGED YOU KNOW.

WE'VE ALL GROWN A LITTLE FATTER, 

LOST A HAIR OR TWO.

DON'T WORRY 'BOUT THOSE LITTLE THINGS,

I'VE COME TO SEE JUST YOU.

HAVE THE YEARS BEEN KIND TO YOU?

DID  YOU DO WHAT YOU HAD PLANNED?

HAVE YOU TRAVELED TO EXOTIC PLACES?

FOUND THE MAGIC IN OUR GREAT LAND?

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILIES,

WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE AT PLAY?

I WANT TO SHARE YOUR JOY AND DREAMS,

WE'LL CHAT ON REUNION DAY.

June Wilferd Christiansen

THE SCRATCH PAPER POET

JULY 26, 2002

 GROWING UP IN THE FIFTIES

GROWING UP IN THE FIFTIES,

A CLASSIC TIME IT WOULD BE.

THE START OF ROCK 'N ROLL MUSIC,

WE WERE LIVING OUR HISTORY.

WE HAD SANDRA DEE, JERRY LEE,

WITH A WHOLE LOT OF SHAKIN GOING ON.

ELVIS, DICK CLARK'S BANDSTAND,

TUNES TO DANCE TO 'TIL DAWN.

PAT BOONE IN HIS WHITE BUCKS,

CROONED TO BERNADINE.

YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE, GOOD ADVICE,

CAME FROM THE SUPREMES.

'57 CHEVIES, DUCKTAILS,

SWEATERS  THAT MATCHED OUR SOCKS.

SULLIVAN'S, SPEED'S, SIP N NIP,

OUR CURFEW WAS TEN O'CLOCK.

NOON TIME DANCES, FOOTBALL GAMES,

SKATING AT THE LAGOON.

PROMS, APRIL LOVE ROMANCES,

THEN GRADUATION CAME IN JUNE

SPECIAL MEMORIES OF OUR PAST,

WE CANNOT ERASE.

STRONG VALUES, FRIENDSHIPS,

DRAW US TO THIS PLACE.

LET'S MEET AT THE REUNION,

WE HAVE SO MUCH SHARE,

SO MANY YEARS OF CATCHING UP

I HOPE THAT YOU'LL BE THERE.

June Marie Wilferd Christiansen

THE SCRATCH PAPER POET

JULY 26, 2002

GRANDCHILD

THOSE SPECIAL EVENTS IN A LIFETIME,
THE KIND THAT MAKE YOUR HEART SING,
ARE SEEING THROUGH THE EYES OF YOUR GRANDCHILD,
THE LOVE OF LIVING THINGS.

THE WONDER THAT COMES FROM EXPLORING,
NEW CHALLENGES LARGE AND SMALL,
WATCHING THEM GRASP FOR KNOWLEDGE,
AND WANTING TO TRY IT ALL.

EACH NEW DAY SO EXCITING,
HEARTS PURE, MINDS UNTAINTED,
WANTING YOU TO SHARE THEIR CARTWHEEL,
OR A PICTURE THEY HAVE PAINTED.

SO HOLD IN YOUR HEART EVERY TIDBIT,
BE IT OLD OR BE IT NEW,
FOR THE LOVE AND TRUST A GRANDCHILD GIVES,
IS A TREASURE TO HOLD FOR YOU.