Class of '32

Class of '32 - (c) Chuck Schaeffer

Sitting by the window of the nursing home
Reflecting on her four and ninety years
The house where Sue used to live had just been sold
Not much now but memories and tears

Her husband Bobby recently had passed away
A former first lieutenant of the corps
Forever lasted little more than sixty years
Married since the last days of the war

Family came to visit after church one day
Bringing boxes filled with joy and pain
Taking turns paging through the photographs
Of pastimes up and down the country lane

Her son came to a musty, dusty hardbound book
Wiped it off, handed it to Sue
She smiled so bright into the night
Began to spout her thoughts about
the High School Class of 1932

There was Peg, the looker at the bar
And Roy, the local baseball star
And Paul, the townie everybody knew
With Tim the king and Dee the queen
And all the people in between
The High School Class of 1932

No longer at the window of the nursing home
A victim of her four and ninety years
No caring ‘bout the house that had
just been sold
Nothing left but memories and tears

At the wake stories poured on out from everyone
Would’ve made the girl smile through and through
‘Bout the way she moved, the way she cared
Of all the things she gave and shared
The lady from the High School Class of 1932

There was Jill, a waitress at the bar
And John, who wore his battle scars
And Bill, sure could play a note or two
They worked hard and they swore loud
They’d stand way above the crowd
the High School Class of 1932

Like Sam, he pumped gas for your car
And Jane, the big time movie star
And Sue, the grandma everybody knew
Just sit on back and drink a cup,
You can only hope to measure up to
The High School Class of 1932