The Gryphon:Tuscarora Academy's Showcase For Young Writers

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valign="middle"><img height=13 width=13 src="//www.oocities.org/clipart/pbi/bullets/Templates/aboutme_classic_grnbullet.gif" border=0 ></td> <td colspan=1 height=4></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=1 height=4></td> <td colspan=1 height=4></td> <td colspan=16 rowspan=1 width=538 align="center" valign="middle"><img height=4 width=538 src="//www.oocities.org/clipart/pbi/hrules/Templates/aboutme_classic_horzline.gif" border=0 ></td> <td colspan=2 height=4></td> <td colspan=1 height=4></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=1 height=5></td> <td colspan=19 height=5></td> <td colspan=1 height=5></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=1 height=12></td> <td colspan=22 height=12></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=6 height=11></td> <td valign="middle" align="center" colspan=12 rowspan=5 width=266><b><font color="#006600" face="TimesRoman" size="+3"><span style="font-size:36">THE GRYPHON : Tuscarora Academy's Showcase for young writers</span></font></b></td> <td colspan=13 height=11></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=13></td> <td colspan=1 rowspan=23 width=4 align="center" valign="middle"><img height=665 width=4 src="//www.oocities.org/clipart/pbi/vrules/Templates/aboutme_classic_vertline.gif" border=0 ></td> <td colspan=2 height=13></td> <td colspan=1 height=13></td> <td colspan=3 rowspan=1 width=13 align="center" valign="middle"><img height=13 width=13 src="//www.oocities.org/clipart/pbi/bullets/Templates/aboutme_classic_grnbullet.gif" border=0 ></td> <td colspan=9 height=13></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=16></td> <td colspan=2 height=16></td> <td colspan=13 height=16></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=31></td> <td colspan=2 height=31></td> <td colspan=2 height=31></td> <td colspan=1 rowspan=20 width=4 align="center" valign="middle"><img height=612 width=4 src="//www.oocities.org/clipart/pbi/vrules/Templates/aboutme_classic_vertline.gif" border=0 ></td> <td colspan=10 height=31></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=184></td> <td colspan=2 height=184></td> <td colspan=2 height=184></td> <td colspan=2 height=184></td> <td colspan=1 rowspan=17 width=237><font size="-1"><span style="font-size:12">NEW VERSES by Clarissa Plank<br> On the coming of Springtime <br><br><br> White snow falls<br> drifting icy wind blows<br> small snow squalls<br> covering the hills with snow<br><br> grey white light dappled on snow<br> shadows always drifting so<br> light shines down, clouds fly by<br> across the never-changing sky<br><br> the deer walks across the crisp snow<br> its dainty feet picking the way as it goes<br> its tan fur blends into the trees<br> as it melts from sight, soft as a breeze<br><br> through the winter's clutches creep<br> and in the frozen ground seeps<br> some sunlit day<br> some summer's ray<br> still uncertain, winter weakens<br> to the coming spring's beacon.<br><br> "Spring has come for good," I said <br> "The flowers rise from their snowy bed,"<br> But the clouds grew dark like rain <br> and deep winter came again. </span></font></td> <td colspan=7 height=184></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=23></td> <td colspan=16 height=23></td> <td colspan=2 height=23></td> <td colspan=7 height=23></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=135></td> <td colspan=8 height=135></td> <td colspan=3 rowspan=1 width=180 align="center" valign="middle"><img height=135 width=180 src="crocus2.jpg" border=0 ></td> <td colspan=5 height=135></td> <td colspan=2 height=135></td> <td colspan=7 height=135></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=5></td> <td colspan=16 height=5></td> <td colspan=2 height=5></td> <td colspan=7 height=5></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=24></td> <td colspan=7 height=24></td> <td align="center" colspan=5 rowspan=1 width=213><b><i><font size="-2"><span style="font-size:10">First signs of spring</span></font></b></i></td> <td colspan=4 height=24></td> <td colspan=2 height=24></td> <td colspan=7 height=24></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=28></td> <td colspan=16 height=28></td> <td colspan=2 height=28></td> <td colspan=7 height=28></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=18></td> <td colspan=3 height=18></td> <td colspan=10 rowspan=1 width=243><b><u><font color="#336600"><span style="font-size:14">CONTENTS</span></font></b></u></td> <td colspan=3 height=18></td> <td colspan=2 height=18></td> <td colspan=7 height=18></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=10></td> <td colspan=16 height=10></td> <td colspan=2 height=10></td> <td colspan=7 height=10></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=22></td> <td colspan=3 height=22></td> <td colspan=10 rowspan=1 width=243><a href="http://www.oocities.org/tuscademe/Gryphon2.html"><span style="font-size:14">PAWPAWS, America's Lost Fruit</span></a></td> <td colspan=3 height=22></td> <td colspan=2 height=22></td> <td colspan=7 height=22></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=4></td> <td colspan=16 height=4></td> <td colspan=2 height=4></td> <td colspan=7 height=4></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=22></td> <td colspan=3 height=22></td> <td colspan=10 rowspan=1 width=243><a href="http://www.oocities.org/tuscademe/Gryphon3.html"><span style="font-size:14">ANTZ, A movie review</span></a></td> <td colspan=3 height=22></td> <td colspan=2 height=22></td> <td colspan=7 height=22></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=4></td> <td colspan=16 height=4></td> <td colspan=2 height=4></td> <td colspan=7 height=4></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=22></td> <td colspan=3 height=22></td> <td colspan=10 rowspan=1 width=243><a href="http://www.oocities.org/tuscademe/Gryphon4.html"><span style="font-size:14">BABY IN A BOX ?</span></a></td> <td colspan=3 height=22></td> <td colspan=2 height=22></td> <td colspan=7 height=22></td> </tr><tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=22></td> <td colspan=3 height=22></td> <td colspan=10 rowspan=1 width=243><a href="http://www.oocities.org/tuscademe/saltsprings.html"><span style="font-size:14">Salt Springs State Park</span></a></td> <td colspan=3 height=22></td> <td colspan=2 height=22></td> <td colspan=7 height=22></td> </tr></tr><tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=22></td> <td colspan=3 height=22></td> <td colspan=10 rowspan=1 width=243><a href="http://www.oocities.org/tuscademe/toady.html"><span style="font-size:14">Invite a Toad Home</span></a></td> <td colspan=3 height=22></td> <td colspan=2 height=22></td> <td colspan=7 height=22></td> </tr></tr><tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=22></td> <td colspan=3 height=22></td> <td colspan=10 rowspan=1 width=243><a href="http://www.oocities.org/tuscademe/dream.html"><span style="font-size:14">The Dream House</span></a></td> <td colspan=3 height=22></td> <td colspan=2 height=22></td> <td colspan=7 height=22></td> </tr></tr></tr><tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=22></td> <td colspan=3 height=22></td> <td colspan=10 rowspan=1 width=243><a href="http://www.oocities.org/tuscademe/eco.html"><span style="font-size:14">Controlling Mosquitoes</span></a></td> <td colspan=3 height=22></td> <td colspan=2 height=22></td> <td colspan=7 height=22></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=28></td> <td colspan=16 height=28></td> <td colspan=2 height=28></td> <td colspan=7 height=28></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=21></td> <td colspan=3 height=21></td> <td colspan=6 rowspan=1 width=59><b><font size="-1"><span style="font-size:12">Name:</span></font></b></td> <td colspan=1 height=21></td> <td colspan=3 rowspan=1 width=173><b><font size="-1"><span style="font-size:12">TUSCARORA ACADEMY</span></font></b></td> <td colspan=3 height=21></td> <td colspan=2 height=21></td> <td colspan=7 height=21></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=2></td> <td colspan=16 height=2></td> <td colspan=2 height=2></td> <td colspan=7 height=2></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=5></td> <td colspan=3 height=5></td> <td colspan=6 rowspan=2 width=59><b><font size="-1"><span style="font-size:12">Email:</span></font></b></td> <td colspan=1 height=5></td> <td colspan=3 rowspan=2 width=173><a href="mailto:tuscarora@visto.com"><b><font size="-1"><span style="font-size:12">tuscarora@visto.com</span></font></b></a></td> <td colspan=3 height=5></td> <td colspan=2 height=5></td> <td colspan=7 height=5></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=16></td> <td colspan=3 height=16></td> <td colspan=1 height=16></td> <td colspan=3 height=16></td> <td colspan=10 height=16></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=8></td> <td colspan=16 height=8></td> <td colspan=10 height=8></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=3 height=24></td> <td colspan=27 height=24></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=31 height=10></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan=2 height=4></td> <td colspan=3 rowspan=3 width=13 align="center" valign="middle"><img height=13 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