Gossip at the 50th Class Reunion
The ghosts of teenage memories flutter and alight,
recalling card game marathons that lasted through the night,
revealing ruinous secrets—spilling all the dirt.
After all these decades, how much could they still hurt?
Alluring little tattle-tales, spinning out their webs,
sully reputations of aging former debs.
whose glittering reputations are maligned in manners ruthless,
by stories pulled out from the past that they insist are truthless.
Their former chastity like glass, cracked, broken and shattered
fifty long years afterwards–as if it even mattered!
We’ve strayed so far from our old roots, why is it we demur
when someone tries to alter what we insist we were?
Note from the author: Pure fiction, folks! Only the photo is of my real class reunion. I was led to this rhyme by the prompt words, not the past! For the Sunday Whirl Wordle the prompt words were: ruinous cards glass alluring spin dirt flutter secrets roots ghost glitters web
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
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Very nicely written Judy
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Was the reunion fun? I never went to one. The only person from my school is the one I married.
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I grew up in a very very small town (500 people) so they just have one reunion every five years for everyone who ever went to school there. I have gone to almost every one except for when I lived in Australia and Ethiopia. They skipped one during Covid, so the next one should be in 2026. If they were holding it this year it would be my 60th. Seems impossible.
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Well done, Judy.
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Nicely done. I have a 50th reunion coming up this year – I don’t think I will remember anyone.
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You will. How large was your class? Mine was 17 people and I remember every one. 15 of us went all the way through from first grade together.
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