| Show UTAH VERSE A column featuring poems by utah writers extends a hand to all aspiring poets contributions published or unpublished are to be sent to our poetry editor anna prince redd 1076 east center str siet et provo utah all manuscripts should if possible be typewritten single spaced for long and double spaced for shorter poems on good grade type paper and a self addressed stamped envelope enclosed for the return of unaccepted manuscripts no payment will be made on either amateur or professional fess ional poetry printed in this column 0 with hair piled high and every curl in place with just the right complexion depicted on my face I 1 stand before my wardrobe door in deepest thought I 1 think should I 1 choose flippant scarlet or dainty demure pink what dress for this occasion his last and only night A somber gown would not be wise nor melancholy blues A mauve I 1 fear would seem to old so hard so hard to choose c perhaps my woolen beige would be the wisest guess I 1 reach and from the hanger take my only dress ruby anderson N ath E provo utah SECRET GRIEF the rain has a kind of laughing sound yet if you listen well you can hear a sob as though it knows A grief it cannot tell so lightly laughing its way along down the wall it dashes deftly hiding its secret grief in silver slanting splashes t zona J hansen R 1 box provo utah MEMORIES memories like colors rise behind the shifting scenes of night to flood my brain with a million rain bowe crowding out dusks desks restless gray and so unnumbered dreams of other days look down along the way making my small dreams today lillian J groneman 47 sath S ath E provo utah the three poems above represent three young new vent J zis ts of my class in verse writing they are widely dif rent yet equally effective the last one memories is is an interesting variation from the set form more of this group will be introduced next time they will bear watching sincerely anna prince redd |
