Twinkling wooden lights
Lit with fairy dust
Hung from the trees
Unknown flowers
Sprung from the ground
Vines crawled up every decayed stone
As gods remained
Gaea in her glory reigned supreme
Had faded from here
It was all so tempting to her
Letting go of the hardships
She said goodbye,
Forgetting what she’d lose
Leaving a world for lost
And that is what he knew
To marvel in technology
Was destruction
But so was abandonment
Her second option was a hell
From all life’s qualms
Together, he knew
They could be beautiful again
If only
He took off in the dead of night
Moved him
The beautiful green was now black
He saw what he knew
Fear plunged into his gut
Voices cackled as he tripped on a route
Beauty was gone
It could never find him here
He thought until he saw
Ruffled brown hair on glowing eyes
She was there
Oh, he ran forth and grabbed her arms
But he fought for her
They darted back
They were almost home
Yet the forest was so beautiful
It enticed her to stay
And when he turned around
She had gone away
Back to the land
With no problems or woe
Removed from reality
Follow
Ignorance
Ignorance
(Or the Tragedy of
Orpheus and Eurydice)
Anne Gregg, Indiana
Next, the cheerful JCLers gathered in a circle to play an entertaining game of White Elephant. Gifts ranged from a Hello Kitty bowl to a kazoo kit to a lion ornament.
The North Gwinnett Junior Classical League held their annual winter party, Saturnalia, on the 21st of December! The party was started by members hanging out with each other, and grabbing food from the wonderful array of food put together by all of the members of our club.
they rolled a six, they would try to unwrap the layers of the box while wearing very thick mittens that slowed them down. They would continue to unwrap the box (containing a special prize) until the next person rolled a six, and then the box would be passed on. The winner of this game was Maya, who managed to unwrap the gift before the next person rolled a six – she won a Chick-fll-A gift card!
After that, all of our JCLers gathered outside in the cold to watch Michael, our Webmaster, and Kaya, our Spirit/Publicity Princeps, face off in the annual pie-eating contest. The crowd erupted in cheers when Kaya, the reigning pie-
eating champion, won for the third year in a row! Finally, it was time for the pinata. Michael Phan, our Webmaster, broke it with just one hit. We all had a blast at Saturnalia this year!
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In the first game, all the members of the North Gwinnett Junior Classical League sat in a circle to play a fun Christmas game. To play, each member would toss a die; if
eating champion, won for the third year in a row! Finally, it was time for the piñata. Michael Phan, our Webmaster, broke it with just one hit. We all had a blast at Saturnalia this year!