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Walking with Walt Whitman – Leaves of Grass – Inscriptions – As I Ponder’d in Silence
Walking with Walt Whitman A daily installment from Leaves of Grass. ~ ❦ ~ Inscriptions As I Ponder’d in Silence As I ponder’d in silence, Returning upon my poems, considering, lingering long, A Phantom arose before me with distrustful aspect, … Continue reading
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Tagged As I Ponderd in Silence, Inscriptions
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Notes in Emily Dickinson’s pocket – “Soul, wilt thou toss again?” (Life, 3)
Soul, wilt thou toss again? By just such a hazard Hundreds have lost, indeed, But tens have won an all. Angels’ breathless ballot Lingers to record thee; Imps in eager caucus Raffle for my soul. … Continue reading
The Coffee Shop – Classical Music Mashup
The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From grantwoolard: “I’ve woven together 57 famous classical tunes by 33 composers. How many can you identify?” —oooOooo– This is an open thread. There … Continue reading
Posted in Classical Music, Music, Short Video
Tagged classical music mashup, Grant Woolard, grantwoolard, mashup, Open Thread, The Coffee Shop
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Readings – Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy speech
~ Readings highlights content from elsewhere on the web. ~ Yesterday, in San Diego and standing in front of nineteen United States flags, Hillary Clinton delivered a widely anticipated speech on foreign policy in which she lambasted Donald Trump. But as … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Readings
Tagged Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Foreign Policy, Hillary Clinton
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Walking with Walt Whitman – Leaves of Grass – Inscriptions – One’s-Self I Sing
Walking with Walt Whitman A daily installment from Leaves of Grass. ~ ❦ ~ Inscriptions One’s-Self I Sing One’s-self I sing, a simple separate person, Yet utter the word Democratic, the word En-Masse. Of physiology from top to toe I … Continue reading
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Tagged Inscriptions, One's-Self I Sing
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Readings – Little heroes put out fire with their super-soakers
~ Readings highlights content from elsewhere. ~ These kids are awesome! Neighborhood kids put out fire using Super Soakers By Forum staff reports, May 31, 2016 WEST FARGO — Neighborhood kids with water guns are credited with saving a homebound West Fargo … Continue reading
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Tagged fire department, heroes, kids, North Dakota, super-soakers, West Fargo
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Walking with Walt Whitman – Leaves of Grass – Title-page epigraph
Walking with Walt Whitman A daily installment from Leaves of Grass ~ ❦ ~ [Title page epigraph] Come, said my soul, Such verses for my Body let us write, (for we are one,) That should I after return, Or, long, … Continue reading
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Notes in Emily Dickinson’s pocket – “Success is counted sweetest” (Life, 1)
Success is counted sweetest By those who ne’er succeed. To comprehend a nectar Requires sorest need. Not one of all the purple host Who took the flag to-day Can tell the definition, So clear, of victory, As he, defeated, dying, … Continue reading
The Coffee Shop – Willie Dixon
The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. Sharing some favorite Willie Dixon songs…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga3E-70u4g0 More Willie Dixon over the jump.
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