  Haiku High Tommy Towery LHS '64 Last week I told how my creative writing class introduced me to the Japanese poetry style called Haiku. In its purest form it was designed as a tribute to nature, but I find the style fun to play with by using the basic 5-7-5 syllable style. The first line has five syllables, the second line seven syllables and the third line again has five syllables. My request for some of you to submit some original Haiku based on high school days was unanswered, so I just did some myself. I find some of them are like listening to Yoda, but to keep the 5-7-5 syllables style they sometimes turn out that way. Here are some of my own Haiku verses I came up with when looking back on my school memories. Round and round we go
The halls we walk every day Friends all pass and talk A, E, I, O, U Red fox and lazy old dog We must learn to type Things we need in life Not algebra and phys ed But shop and home ec Football on Friday More social than sporting time Cute cheerleaders Rah! If A equals B And C equals two times D Well, who gives a damn Le Circle Franćais Or The French Club in English Je ne parle pas it Girls in cute short skirts Catch the eyes of all the guys Not allowed in class Smoke hole is out back Students lite up in secret Hide fags here comes Coach Morning announcements Blare from the ceiling speakers All blah, blah, blah, blah No smart phones for us We would text by passing notes Photographs are rare Senior prom night is here Must find a date for the dance
The night will hold tales Bell rings we change class Can’t wait for the final bell Chuck says run like hell So, that's it. It was fun to work with and I hope some of these short verses help you remember too.  Memphis, TN - Big day for the eclipse this week. We plan to be right in the epicenter by visiting family in White House, Tennessee. We even have our solar eclipse glasses, which remind me of the 3-D glasses we wore when we saw "The Creature from thr Black Lagoon" at the Grand Theater back in 1954. 
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Subject: Jim McBride Eddie Burton
Being a "Nashville " songwriter myself since the middle 70's. I am so proud of our own Jim McBride being inducted this October into the Nashville Songwriter's Association International Hall of Fame. It couldn't happen to a better guy or writer. Subject: Jim McBride Richard Simmons LHS '59-'63 Congrats to Jim McBride for his selection to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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