READER SUBMISSION The Roller Coaster of Life The roller coaster of life is like a complex compound With its twists and turns and ups and downs Slow is the start like learning to crawl Progressing quickly to life’s many walls
This month our Reader Submission is featuring an anonymous poem from an Elk River native and a special memory of last year’s HHHS Football Seniors, Coach Joey Fields, and Richard Bashlor when they toured the Elk River Communities in Kanawha County Museum. Coach Fields wanted the team to see the Herbert Hoover High School history and feel of Pride of the River. #bigfrank6neverforget
You get to the top of the first hill anticipation is your first thrill At the bottom you think is relief Only to find a sharp turn that challenges beliefs Through a dark tunnel not knowing where Hang on and the good Lord will take you there The final descent as there is in life You open your eyes and overcome strife The wind blowing through your hair for a moment you just don’t care
NOV 2021
The ride such as life comes to an end You smile and reflect cause you’d do it again
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If you would like to submit a photo, work of art, short story, poem, knitwork - whatever inspires you please reach out to us at elkriverliving.com or contact cyndi@elkriverliving.com
