Claudette's reunion poem

Claudette Millette likes to write poetry, and she composed this poem in honor of our high school graduation year. Thank you, Claudette!

    

1969 - that was a year.
Nixon walked into the White House.
Armstrong and Aldrin took a walk on the moon.

Woodstock delivered peace, love, and sex,
While Manson brought his mania and all of the rest.
The Beatles called it quits and performed on a roof.

As Vietnam raged, we wrapped ourselves in what was to come.
We were given Easy Rider, Midnight Cowboy, and a bit of True Grit.
When the Who released Tommy, that gave comfort to some.

John and Yoko were blissfully wed,
And to promote world peace
They took to their bed.

For $3,000 you could be a new auto,
Put gas in it at a 35-cent cost.
And even at that you still got your windshield washed.

In this year Bryan Adams got his first real six-string.
The Stones had a bloody concert at Altamont.
Jay-Z, Ice Cube, and Gwen Stefani were all born to sing.

But of all the events that made us frown and smile
There was one occasion that rose to the best -
The graduation of the class of ORRHS.

Claudette Millette