Page 39 - UWI Class of '74 Memory Lane

FRANCIS-Thomas, Gail
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Jamaica
Anesthetics, MN, USA
1974 Biography 2018 Reflections on the Journey...
Then, the rhythmic muted sound meandered as sinusoidal waves across the Mona mountains and we floated like the tide from drowsiness to wakefulness. And as the sound approached it became louder and gradually metamorphosed into a clear compelling call as the pied piper calling her children. Yes, the men of Chancellor had arrived and in military precision. Freshmen we were, and there to begin a journey with you, our revered pedagogues.
I know where it started although when I cannot recall. The brilliance of your thoughts and mastery of your mind, harnessed the enthusiasm of our youth and with rapt attention our hearts swelled in admiration at your oratory .There you were as here we are.
Please let us go back when there it was the languid days of summer. The slowest of time wandering aimlessly with the ambivalence that pursued us.
Rotating there, we did, the alphabet brought us to clusters and like grapes on a vine we nestled together with Francis, Fraser and Faulkner, regaling Foote and Foster.
The theater was later as we beheld the agile skillfulness of hands, and where we will want to be.
But there you were and here we are as tensions soared then floated to a calm determination driving hand on pen, moving as one, eloquently to completion. Questions they were and answers we gave.