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MILKMAID (excerpt) — Thomas Hardy Under a daisied bankThere stands a rich red ruminating cow, And hard against her flankA cotton-hooded milkmaid bends her brow. The flowery river-oozeUpheaves and falls; the milk purrs in the pail; Few pilgrims but would chooseThe peace of such a life in such a vale. The maid breathes words–to vent,It seems, her […]
Father, Where Do the Wild Swans Go? (excerpt)— Ludvig Holstein Father, where do the wild swans go? Far, far. Ceaselessly winging, Their necks outstraining, they haste them singing Far, far. Whither, none may know. SONGS about SWANS: SYMBOLISM THEORIES: Seven Swans As you will recall—for by now it’s an ear worm that […]
Wild Geese — Frederick Peterson How oft against the sunset sky or moonI watched that moving zigzag of spread wingsIn unforgotten Autumns gone too soon,In unforgotten Springs!Creatures of desolation, far they flyAbove all lands bound by the curling foam; In misty lens, wild moors and trackless skyThese wild things have their home.They know the tundra […]
Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only true gift is a portion of thyself. — Ralph Waldo Emerson The ring is the outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual bond, which unites two hearts in love. — Traditional blessing of wedding rings Those made of common metals served […]
Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn’t people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them? — Rose Kennedy Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. — Proverb Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all […]
