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| Photo taken in Lake Forest, IL of V. Scheid and D. Limback |
Convent Girls
50 years have come and
gone, it was the best of times;
Our study halls and
SATs, our adolescent crimes
The white gloves that
we had to wear, and Reverend Mother's feast.
A congé might be in
the works, when we'd expect it least.
The clacking of the
signal, when we had to get in line
The boarders using
flashlights, to study after nine.
The day-hops rolling
up their skirts when they got on the bus
The shared and special
history that makes you one of us.
The competitions that
we had, as tests, or for a team
The curtsies every
Monday as we took our cards at Prîmes
The Mistress General
coaxing, "Would you like to be a nun?"
Like talking to a
brick wall,- we were having so much fun.
We knew, at
graduation, that we would meet again
To share, and to
remember, when our lives were "Trés Bien".
Kathy Lundy
Derengowski - 2011
Kathy Lundy Derengowski shared this poem written in honor of her El Cajon Reunion hosted April 2012 in San Diego, CA
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