Poetry — Mary's Diary — K. C. Catalfamo

Here’s the big news of the day. Linford asked me to go with him.

Did I accept?

Mary's DiaryKelly CatalfamoFebruary 28, 2018Lorraine, Mitchell, Alice, Clothes, Poetry, Party, Linford, Romance, Church, Johnson City, Rev. Lowe, LucileComment

The Know-It-All sisters put it on.

Lucile & Laura, and they knew just a trifle too much

Mary's DiaryKelly CatalfamoFebruary 27, 2018Lucile, Laura, Pranks, Latin, Miss Tyneson, School, Poetry, Linford, Lorraine, Mr. AustinComment

I really think Leigh has another girl.

That’s all right too. Or is it?

Mary's DiaryKelly CatalfamoFebruary 7, 2018Lucile, Leigh, Wayne, Romance, School, PoetryComment

"It might have been."

Somehow today has seemed awfully hollow. I’ve laughed until I cried, I’ve been happy, and I enjoyed prayer-meeting but underneath it all there has been that relentless nagging.

Mary's DiaryKelly CatalfamoJanuary 8, 1941School, Poetry, Romance, Leigh, Lucile, Miss Crone, Pranks, Wayne, Jean C., Letters, I wonder, Mr. Austin, Prayerfully, ChoirComment

the sensible, God-fearing part of me

Oh, what a week this is turning out to be, Sunday started talking to Lucile, all afternoon way up high, that evening in the dumps, yesterday placidly enjoying myself, then today! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Mary's DiaryKelly CatalfamoJanuary 7, 1941Lucile, Leigh, Romance, Library Club, Laura, Poetry, Party, Skating, SportsComment

He'd like to have Lucile and everybody else write to him. (Especially Lucile I guess.)

Jay offered to lend me his thesis to look over. It will help. Oh he is awfully good to me. It's nice to have him for a cousin, but he may not even be back this summer ... it left an awful empty and final feeling to see him drive away.

He put his arm around Alice too!!!!

So I entered 1941 kneeling in prayer of Thanksgiving beside Leigh, shook hands with him a moment after (not just an ordinary handshake) and wished him a Happy new year. Then I rode home on his lap. He put his arm around Alice too!!!! But he drew me down close, had my hand and laid my face against his. It was rather thrilling. But not as much as last Sun. night when he came in. When he left I'm sure he nearly kissed me, I could feel it. But mother was in the next room.

Mary's DiaryKelly CatalfamoJanuary 1, 1941Leigh, Alice, Holiday, Lucile, Wayne, Church, Romance, Helen, Francis, Gerald, Kiss, Letters, Poetry, West Clarkesville, Riding in cars with boys, Tired, Happy, MotherComment