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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1971)
I '; V As in a dream. . . Industry i rs 4,' s S it I : V As in a dream an after thought of the mind America reminds me of concrete building liberty motion picture equality automobile freedom With justice in words written by dead men two hundred years past Fought for by the young who loved it and left it; pregnant with crime gun in hand bullet in head But I can't help but feel that all this is Walter Cronkite's fault byW.L.K. P If " 'I J ' " Photo by Gail Folda The electro-magnetic grip of the 20 ton crane hoists bulks of iron with jackhammer alertness. The production line monotony renders worker s senses immune to outside stimuli; leaving hard hat regularity just another precision bearing mechanism. Time clock accuracy clicks the shift along with metallic geared harmony, with the tools seeming to emit pneumatic moans when the day's whistle sounds. t The workers punch out with worn-sprocket fatigue; while the grating scream of whining machine wizardry drones endlessly in the background by Bob Clemmer Compiling miles. Compiling miles Measured by pitched poles, .Decked in errie pitched wires. Endless gravel hills Each top chill blast Each valley disillusion Cradling no respite. by Blythe Ann Erickson Conversion "You know, introversion is like being in a many caverned cave (sometimes dark and gloomy, sometimes colorfully bright) and saying something out loud only to hear it resound in harmonious echoes or discordant reflections all alone," he said to himself. by Doug Beckwith Suntanned face. . . Sun-tanned face beaming with a toothless smile, the decrepit one man band churns nostalgic schmaltz for a nickel. Spitting his brown saliva at the curb, he misses and it dribbles down his chin like maple syrup. The gnomish monkeys sorrowfully extend their pygmy hands, apprehensively waiting for a coin. Melodies wheeze from the cranked box until the idle crowd ambles away. Mechanically, the whiskered conductor drags the music box to its next streetcorner concert; while the monkeys obediently hobble behind, resilient for a springy tune. by Bob Clemmer Submit your creative endeavors co Literary Editor, The Daily Nebraskan, Nebraska Union. Wl: 11)011 TO . (fc'iM:'y .. - i '" . .j -;:'. THE DAILY NEBRASKAN WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1971 1 PAGE 6
