After graduation

Left town quick  as I could  /  To start a new life without the old wood

         Stopped in Madison for a change and a degree  /  Fun… but not the place         where I discovered me.

New York City next… it was  the end  / felt like the place for me to begin

Settled for jobs of boring ennui  /  And somehow began to see

         who and where I wanted to be

Then I said stop, with nowhere to go  /  Turned in, dropped out watched

         the Technicolor show  

The sights were delicious the road was grand  /  finally became the emancipated man.

Fled to California for a fortnight stand /   my lady in tow and  we got high              

         Next thing I knew… we married on Mt. Tamalpi                

Started a new scene: married life  /  10 years a pair w/ great joy, some strife

         over  time 3 kids did come and then the wife bid adieu

         A rude awakening for sure, but I started anew

Found new circles, swam & ran races, met the great and famous

         In music, art, science, those in high places      

And home every night with my own progeny

         The place most comfortable where I wanted to be

Then they graduated college, went out on their own

         married and families, in far away homes

Me, I met a great friend who became my wife

         A warm, bright chapter continues my life

I still travel and race though now at the end of the pack

         And other than good health, little that I lack

So I sit at my window staring out at space

         Knowing the Man above has shown me His good grace

Or simply put: what a long strange trip it’s been

Greetings CHS class of “62.   As I reflect now on my years at Central, I recall with fondness what exciting, wonderful and innocent times they were.     Those times were the source of some extraordinary and lasting memories.   More importantly, they were the source of many friendships which have survived the test of time..    My only regret is that I did not seize the opportunity get to know more you.