60th THS Reunion, Class of 1962

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Was down in Tuscaloosa

Not just driving through

There for a reunion

Of the Class of 62

 

Sixty years since graduation

A lifetime more or less

Those able to be here

Know that they are blessed

 

Jim Stringer, our Class President

Organized and ran the show

That this is a lifetime job

At seventeen, he didn't know 

 

After graduation

We all went our separate ways

Yet, most of us still cherish

Memories of our high school days

 

It really is those memories

That make us want to see

Former friends and classmates

Remember things that used to be

 

Some of the girls are pretty

As they've ever been

But most of us resemble

An older next of kin

 

Some of the guys are trim and buff

And easily get around

Others are just happy 

To be on this side of the ground

 

Best of all we mingled

At a reception and a lunch

It really was a great time

With such a friendly bunch

 

We closed with a silent prayer

For classmates who've passed away

And we thought of those who couldn't

Be here on this day

 

We remembered Tuscaloosa

As it used to be

Sang our song of THS

And closed this memory

 

And as we said goodbye

All glad to be alive

We look forward to next time

Reunion Sixty-Five

 

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