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To know just where your're going You must know where you've been You must respect the history The things others have seen It's true in all things relative Be it music, sports or life If you don't know where you came from You're just dancing on a knife Gherig, Ruth and Robinson May, and Mantle, Seaver too Respect their contributions And don't just say Ruth who? Respect where things have come from And the players of the past Because you learn and make things better It's what makes the **** game last Jimmy Foxx, Bob Gibson, Kaline Nestor Chylak and The Goose They made baseball special They gave the game a little juice Orr, Richard and Gretzky Gordie Howe and Howie Morenz You have to know about them You need the beginning to your ends Bob Baun and Bill Barilko Connie Smythe and yeah...the Chief You have to know their history They're what it is to be a Leaf The game has changed immensely Things can not go back in time But to me...the old alumni Made the game I know as mine Respect the ones before you The ones who laid the groundwork down The ones who made it special The non-pretenders to the crown Elvis, Buddy, Harrison Played the songs inside their heart Lennon, Wilson and the rest They all played a real big part Every single generation should learn from the one before For if they don't know where they've come from Then what has it all been for? Nicklaus, Palmer, Bobby Jones Sarazen and Hogan too They pushed the gameright to it's limits Now the pressure's upon you The new breed are the teachers now They're the ones to lead the way When twenty or so years from now You'll hear somebody say "Respect who came before you The ones who made us so **** proud LIke  Nash and , Perry and  Taylor Hall They played the game so loud Pudge, Jeter, and Verlander they brought it up a notch They were there to stretch the limits Not to just sit by and watch Rory, Justin Rose and Mahan Bubba, Dustin and the rest They are the players of the future They all respected the games best So, to know where you are going You must know where you have been Respect, past through the future And all that's happened in between.
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May 4, 2012
May 4, 2012 at 4:49 PM UTC
Respect The Game
To know just where your're going You must know where you've been You must respect the history The things others have seen It's true in all things relative Be it music, sports or life If you don't know where you came from You're just dancing on a knife Gherig, Ruth and Robinson May, and Mantle, Seaver too Respect their contributions And don't just say Ruth who? Respect where things have come from And the players of the past Because you learn and make things better It's what makes the **** game last Jimmy Foxx, Bob Gibson, Kaline Nestor Chylak and The Goose They made baseball special They gave the game a little juice Orr, Richard and Gretzky Gordie Howe and Howie Morenz You have to know about them You need the beginning to your ends Bob Baun and Bill Barilko Connie Smythe and yeah...the Chief You have to know their history They're what it is to be a Leaf The game has changed immensely Things can not go back in time But to me...the old alumni Made the game I know as mine Respect the ones before you The ones who laid the groundwork down The ones who made it special The non-pretenders to the crown Elvis, Buddy, Harrison Played the songs inside their heart Lennon, Wilson and the rest They all played a real big part Every single generation should learn from the one before For if they don't know where they've come from Then what has it all been for? Nicklaus, Palmer, Bobby Jones Sarazen and Hogan too They pushed the gameright to it's limits Now the pressure's upon you The new breed are the teachers now They're the ones to lead the way When twenty or so years from now You'll hear somebody say "Respect who came before you The ones who made us so **** proud LIke  Nash and , Perry and  Taylor Hall They played the game so loud Pudge, Jeter, and Verlander they brought it up a notch They were there to stretch the limits Not to just sit by and watch Rory, Justin Rose and Mahan Bubba, Dustin and the rest They are the players of the future They all respected the games best So, to know where you are going You must know where you have been Respect, past through the future And all that's happened in between.
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Oh! that my young life were a lasting dream! My spirit not awakening, till the beam Of an Eternity should bring the morrow. Yes! though that long dream were of hopeless sorrow, ’Twere better than the cold reality Of waking life, to him whose heart must be, And hath been still, upon the lovely earth, A chaos of deep passion, from his birth. But should it be—that dream eternally Continuing—as dreams have been to me In my young boyhood—should it thus be given, ’Twere folly still to hope for higher Heaven. For I have revelled when the sun was bright I’ the summer sky, in dreams of living light And loveliness,—have left my very heart Inclines of my imaginary apart From mine own home, with beings that have been Of mine own thought—what more could I have seen? ’Twas once—and only once—and the wild hour From my remembrance shall not pass—some power Or spell had bound me—’twas the chilly wind Came o’er me in the night, and left behind Its image on my spirit—or the moon Shone on my slumbers in her lofty noon Too coldly—or the stars—howe’er it was That dream was that that night-wind—let it pass. I have been happy, though in a dream. I have been happy—and I love the theme: Dreams! in their vivid coloring of life As in that fleeting, shadowy, misty strife Of semblance with reality which brings To the delirious eye, more lovely things Of Paradise and Love—and all my own!— Than young Hope in his sunniest hour hath known.
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Dreams
A bed of roses has many a thorn; Pain, hardships and suff’ring are of earth born. Life is not a road that runs smooth and straight; They on whom we shower love may return hate. Life has many a wild and worthless dream; Yet, how many a low thing we esteem! Power and all fade with the breaking dawn; And with them all bright prospects are withdrawn. Farewell to thee, o sweet and fragrant flower; Power and Beauty take leave at Death’s hour. Howe’er great or grand to men thou may be, When Death looms o’erhead, no man can save thee. Fare-thee-well, dear reader, be brave at heart; Fight the good fight, then with a smile depart.
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Aug 21, 2018
Aug 21, 2018 at 4:36 AM UTC
(Sonnet) A Bed of Roses...
Howe's Final version Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord: He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fatal lightning of his terrible swift sword: His Truth is marching on. I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps; They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps; I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps. His Day is marching on. I have read a fiery gospel, writ in burnished rows of steel: 'As ye deal with my contemners, so with you my grace shall deal; Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel, Since God is marching on.' He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; He is sifting out the hearts of men before his judgment-seat: Oh! be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet! Our God is marching on. In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in his ***** that transfigures you and me: As he died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, While God is marching on. 2. Howe's First Manuscript Version Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord. He is trampling out the wine press, where the grapes of wrath are stored, He hath loosed the fateful lightnings of his terrible swift sword, His truth is marching on. I have seen him in the watchfires of an hundred circling camps They have builded him an altar in the evening dews and damps, I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps, His day is marching on. I have read a burning Gospel writ in fiery rows of steel, As ye deal with my contemners, so with you my grace shall deal Let the hero born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel, Our God is marching on. He has sounded out the trumpet that shall never call retreat, He has waked the earth's dull sorrow with a high ecstatic beat, Oh! be swift my soul to answer him, be jubilant my feet Our God is marching on. In the whiteness of the lilies he was born across the sea With a glory in his ***** that shines out on you and me, As he died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, Our God is marching on. He is coming like the glory of the morning on the wave He is wisdom to the mighty, he is sucour to the brave So the world shall be his footstool, and the soul of Time his slave Our God is marching on.
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Battle Hymn of the Republic
Howe's Final version Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord: He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fatal lightning of his terrible swift sword: His Truth is marching on. I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps; They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps; I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps. His Day is marching on. I have read a fiery gospel, writ in burnished rows of steel: 'As ye deal with my contemners, so with you my grace shall deal; Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel, Since God is marching on.' He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; He is sifting out the hearts of men before his judgment-seat: Oh! be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet! Our God is marching on. In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in his ***** that transfigures you and me: As he died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, While God is marching on. 2. Howe's First Manuscript Version Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord. He is trampling out the wine press, where the grapes of wrath are stored, He hath loosed the fateful lightnings of his terrible swift sword, His truth is marching on. I have seen him in the watchfires of an hundred circling camps They have builded him an altar in the evening dews and damps, I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps, His day is marching on. I have read a burning Gospel writ in fiery rows of steel, As ye deal with my contemners, so with you my grace shall deal Let the hero born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel, Our God is marching on. He has sounded out the trumpet that shall never call retreat, He has waked the earth's dull sorrow with a high ecstatic beat, Oh! be swift my soul to answer him, be jubilant my feet Our God is marching on. In the whiteness of the lilies he was born across the sea With a glory in his ***** that shines out on you and me, As he died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, Our God is marching on. He is coming like the glory of the morning on the wave He is wisdom to the mighty, he is sucour to the brave So the world shall be his footstool, and the soul of Time his slave Our God is marching on.
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Slashers Defined In response to my piece, Slashers, it was requested that maybe I could reveal at least which band or other info these great guitar players performed for to gain their claim to fame. I don't want to spend too much time on this defintion, but will give what info I think is pertinent. If you do not know some of the names I have presented to you, and you are a blues, rock, jazz, fusion guitar fan, I suggest you take the time to listen to some of their work. I have included some of my favorite incredible fusion players that do not have a super star following, but are renowned in their group of fans, probably mostly musicians to some degree. If you are a frustrated guitar player like I am, do not listen to the likes of Holdsworth, Johnson, Gambale, or Morse unless you love being tortured. Anyway on with the show. Eric Clapton – Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos. Jimmy Page – Yardbirds, Led Zeppe, The Honeydrippers, The Firm Jimi Hendrix – not only what is, but, what could have been Alan Holdsworth – Solo jazz fusion player – hot Steve Howe – Yes, Asia - Progressive rock, jazz – Bill Nelson – BeBop Deluxe, Solo Terry Kath – Chicago (25 or 6 to 4) – another sad early departure Ted Nugent – Amboy Dukes, **** Yankees – The madman Jim Krueger – Dave Mason Band – solo progressive rock Eddy Van Halen – Van Halen Ritchie Blackmore – Deep Purple, Rainbow Jerry Doucette – Doucette (Mama let him play) Eric Johnson – Solo – New Age, jazz Frank Gambale – Australian- Jazz, fusion, rock Goerge Benson – Jazz Larry Carlton – Jazz, new age rock Marc Farner - Grand Funk Railroad Peter Frampton – Humble Pie, solo Joe Satriani - New age – solo Johnny A. - jazz, new age – solo Danny Gatton – jazz, rockabilly – solo Chet Atkins – jazz, country John Mayer – Pop, blues – solo Neal Schon – Journey Steve Lukather – Toto Masyoshi Takanaka – New age, jazz – Japanese solo Lee Ritnour – Jazz, new age – solo Leslie West - Mountain, West Bruce & Laing Monty Montgomery – jazz, blues (accoustic you have never heard) Wes Montgomery – jazz 40's – 50's Phil Keaggy – New age Christian Robin Trower – Procul Harem Brian May – Queen Rick Derringer – Montrose, Edgar Winter Group, Steely Dan Robin Ford – John Mayall, Chick Corea, solo jazz, fusion, blues Carlos Santana – Santana Ronnie Montrose – Montrose Steve Morse – Dixie Dregs, Kansas, solo jazz, fusion Trevor Rabin – Yes, solo new age Gomer LePoet...
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Jun 10, 2010
Jun 10, 2010 at 1:19 PM UTC
Slashers Defined
Slashers Defined In response to my piece, Slashers, it was requested that maybe I could reveal at least which band or other info these great guitar players performed for to gain their claim to fame. I don't want to spend too much time on this defintion, but will give what info I think is pertinent. If you do not know some of the names I have presented to you, and you are a blues, rock, jazz, fusion guitar fan, I suggest you take the time to listen to some of their work. I have included some of my favorite incredible fusion players that do not have a super star following, but are renowned in their group of fans, probably mostly musicians to some degree. If you are a frustrated guitar player like I am, do not listen to the likes of Holdsworth, Johnson, Gambale, or Morse unless you love being tortured. Anyway on with the show. Eric Clapton – Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos. Jimmy Page – Yardbirds, Led Zeppe, The Honeydrippers, The Firm Jimi Hendrix – not only what is, but, what could have been Alan Holdsworth – Solo jazz fusion player – hot Steve Howe – Yes, Asia - Progressive rock, jazz – Bill Nelson – BeBop Deluxe, Solo Terry Kath – Chicago (25 or 6 to 4) – another sad early departure Ted Nugent – Amboy Dukes, **** Yankees – The madman Jim Krueger – Dave Mason Band – solo progressive rock Eddy Van Halen – Van Halen Ritchie Blackmore – Deep Purple, Rainbow Jerry Doucette – Doucette (Mama let him play) Eric Johnson – Solo – New Age, jazz Frank Gambale – Australian- Jazz, fusion, rock Goerge Benson – Jazz Larry Carlton – Jazz, new age rock Marc Farner - Grand Funk Railroad Peter Frampton – Humble Pie, solo Joe Satriani - New age – solo Johnny A. - jazz, new age – solo Danny Gatton – jazz, rockabilly – solo Chet Atkins – jazz, country John Mayer – Pop, blues – solo Neal Schon – Journey Steve Lukather – Toto Masyoshi Takanaka – New age, jazz – Japanese solo Lee Ritnour – Jazz, new age – solo Leslie West - Mountain, West Bruce & Laing Monty Montgomery – jazz, blues (accoustic you have never heard) Wes Montgomery – jazz 40's – 50's Phil Keaggy – New age Christian Robin Trower – Procul Harem Brian May – Queen Rick Derringer – Montrose, Edgar Winter Group, Steely Dan Robin Ford – John Mayall, Chick Corea, solo jazz, fusion, blues Carlos Santana – Santana Ronnie Montrose – Montrose Steve Morse – Dixie Dregs, Kansas, solo jazz, fusion Trevor Rabin – Yes, solo new age Gomer LePoet...
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What The Heart Of The Young Man Said To The Psalmist Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream!— For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day. Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave. In the world’s broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife! Trust no future, howe’er pleasant! Let the dead Past bury its dead! Act,—act in the living present! Heart within, and God o’erhead! Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time; Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o’er life’s solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again. Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait.
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The Psalm Of Life
As we very reluctantly parted, he queried whether he was just another of my whims. Ignorantly, I replied I guessed so, provided we never saw each other again. Erm. Months later the fire is still burning brightly in the absence of any good reason. Interesting eh? Needing a topic as usual, and weary of nature tributes (hahaha, can you believe it?!) I tackled this beloved thread, writing it in the present tense as if from our first days then altering to the present in the second (linked) sonnet. (sonnet #'s CCCCXLVIII, CCCCXLIX) You play my heartstrings like a puppeteer Methinks. Quite deftly pluck and gently twang To immelod'ous strains whilst I half hang 'Twixt hope and fear, life's balance near Precar'ous in that cur'ous dance. By mere Sweet words or grim I'm tossed, a boomerang That can't be lost to you though ev'ry pang Estranges reason in this game too dear. All yours because those unseen chords have caught My heart that like a harp you seem to use, As sans my will, in strumming half distraught Or with such ecstasies, howe'er you choose You ply, in your winds varied whims 'non fraught, This hapless leaf. To what end? Just t'amuse? # II To what end? Just t'amuse, we tried romance? Who fell in love? I did. Did you? In vain? Oh, why'd we play that game? What now remains? Behold: a live coal, frosted black, whose stance Seems quite the opposite; wherein the dance Of Love's hot passion plays anon, aye reigns Sans you, and any reason. Its refrain Nigh hopeless, sings your name where none supplants. Because you knew it would. You told me so. And while I scoffed, that's how it goes, I see. Who ******* that hopeful thread, oh sweetness Beau? 'Twas "love at first sight," a rare golden key. That never quite died but e'er seems to glow. At least that's how it 'pears in Love's debris. 08Jan12 D67a,b
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May 10, 2017
May 10, 2017 at 6:00 PM UTC
In Retrospect?
As we very reluctantly parted, he queried whether he was just another of my whims. Ignorantly, I replied I guessed so, provided we never saw each other again. Erm. Months later the fire is still burning brightly in the absence of any good reason. Interesting eh? Needing a topic as usual, and weary of nature tributes (hahaha, can you believe it?!) I tackled this beloved thread, writing it in the present tense as if from our first days then altering to the present in the second (linked) sonnet. (sonnet #'s CCCCXLVIII, CCCCXLIX) You play my heartstrings like a puppeteer Methinks. Quite deftly pluck and gently twang To immelod'ous strains whilst I half hang 'Twixt hope and fear, life's balance near Precar'ous in that cur'ous dance. By mere Sweet words or grim I'm tossed, a boomerang That can't be lost to you though ev'ry pang Estranges reason in this game too dear. All yours because those unseen chords have caught My heart that like a harp you seem to use, As sans my will, in strumming half distraught Or with such ecstasies, howe'er you choose You ply, in your winds varied whims 'non fraught, This hapless leaf. To what end? Just t'amuse? # II To what end? Just t'amuse, we tried romance? Who fell in love? I did. Did you? In vain? Oh, why'd we play that game? What now remains? Behold: a live coal, frosted black, whose stance Seems quite the opposite; wherein the dance Of Love's hot passion plays anon, aye reigns Sans you, and any reason. Its refrain Nigh hopeless, sings your name where none supplants. Because you knew it would. You told me so. And while I scoffed, that's how it goes, I see. Who ******* that hopeful thread, oh sweetness Beau? 'Twas "love at first sight," a rare golden key. That never quite died but e'er seems to glow. At least that's how it 'pears in Love's debris. 08Jan12 D67a,b
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MARION! why that pensive brow? What disgust to life hast thou? Change that discontented air; Frowns become not one so fair. ’Tis not Love disturbs thy rest, Love’s a stranger to thy breast: He, in dimpling smiles, appears, Or mourns in sweetly timid tears; Or bends the languid eyelid down, But shuns the cold forbidding ‘frown’. Then resume thy former fire, Some will love, and all admire! While that icy aspect chills us, Nought but cool Indiff’rence thrills us. Would’st thou wand’ring hearts beguile, Smile, at least, or seem to smile; Eyes like thine were never meant To hide their orbs in dark restraint; Spite of all thou fain wouldst say, Still in truant beams they play. Thy lips—but here my modest Muse Her impulse chaste must needs refuse: She blushes, curtsies, frowns,—in short She Dreads lest the Subject should transport me; And flying off, in search of Reason, Brings Prudence back in proper season. All I shall, therefore, say (whate’er I think, is neither here nor there,) Is, that such lips, of looks endearing, Were form’d for better things than sneering. Of soothing compliments divested, Advice at least’s disinterested; Such is my artless song to thee, From all the flow of Flatt’ry free; Counsel like mine is as a brother’s, My heart is given to some others; That is to say, unskill’d to cozen, It shares itself among a dozen. Marion, adieu! oh, pr’ythee slight not This warning, though it may delight not; And, lest my precepts be displeasing, To those who think remonstrance teazing, At once I’ll tell thee our opinion, Concerning Woman’s soft Dominion: Howe’er we gaze, with admiration, On eyes of blue or lips carnation; Howe’er the flowing locks attract us, Howe’er those beauties may distract us; Still fickle, we are prone to rove, These cannot fix our souls to love; It is not too severe a stricture, To say they form a pretty picture; But would’st thou see the secret chain, Which binds us in your humble train, To hail you Queens of all Creation, Know, in a word, ’tis Animation.
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To Marion
MARION! why that pensive brow? What disgust to life hast thou? Change that discontented air; Frowns become not one so fair. ’Tis not Love disturbs thy rest, Love’s a stranger to thy breast: He, in dimpling smiles, appears, Or mourns in sweetly timid tears; Or bends the languid eyelid down, But shuns the cold forbidding ‘frown’. Then resume thy former fire, Some will love, and all admire! While that icy aspect chills us, Nought but cool Indiff’rence thrills us. Would’st thou wand’ring hearts beguile, Smile, at least, or seem to smile; Eyes like thine were never meant To hide their orbs in dark restraint; Spite of all thou fain wouldst say, Still in truant beams they play. Thy lips—but here my modest Muse Her impulse chaste must needs refuse: She blushes, curtsies, frowns,—in short She Dreads lest the Subject should transport me; And flying off, in search of Reason, Brings Prudence back in proper season. All I shall, therefore, say (whate’er I think, is neither here nor there,) Is, that such lips, of looks endearing, Were form’d for better things than sneering. Of soothing compliments divested, Advice at least’s disinterested; Such is my artless song to thee, From all the flow of Flatt’ry free; Counsel like mine is as a brother’s, My heart is given to some others; That is to say, unskill’d to cozen, It shares itself among a dozen. Marion, adieu! oh, pr’ythee slight not This warning, though it may delight not; And, lest my precepts be displeasing, To those who think remonstrance teazing, At once I’ll tell thee our opinion, Concerning Woman’s soft Dominion: Howe’er we gaze, with admiration, On eyes of blue or lips carnation; Howe’er the flowing locks attract us, Howe’er those beauties may distract us; Still fickle, we are prone to rove, These cannot fix our souls to love; It is not too severe a stricture, To say they form a pretty picture; But would’st thou see the secret chain, Which binds us in your humble train, To hail you Queens of all Creation, Know, in a word, ’tis Animation.
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Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day. Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave. In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife! Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant! Let the dead Past bury its dead! Act, - act in the living Present! Heart within, and God o'erhead! Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time; - Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again. Let us, then be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait. My favorite poem
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Jan 1, 2015
Jan 1, 2015 at 12:23 AM UTC
A PSALM OF LIFE By: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
What The Heart Of The Young Man Said To The Psalmist. Tell me not, in mournful numbers,    Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers,    And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest!    And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest,    Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,    Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each to-morrow    Find us farther than to-day. Art is long, and Time is fleeting,    And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating    Funeral marches to the grave. In the world’s broad field of battle,    In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle!    Be a hero in the strife! Trust no Future, howe’er pleasant!    Let the dead Past bury its dead! Act,— act in the living Present!    Heart within, and God o’erhead! Lives of great men all remind us    We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us    Footprints on the sands of time; Footprints, that perhaps another,    Sailing o’er life’s solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,    Seeing, shall take heart again. Let us, then, be up and doing,    With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing,    Learn to labor and to wait. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807—1882~
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Dec 20, 2012
Dec 20, 2012 at 4:33 PM UTC
A Psalm of Life
The churl in spirit, up or down Along the scale of ranks, thro' all, To him who grasps a golden ball, By blood a king, at heart a clown; The churl in spirit, howe'er he veil His want in forms for fashion's sake, Will let his coltish nature break At seasons thro' the gilded pale: For who can always act? but he, To whom a thousand memories call, Not being less but more than all The gentleness he seem'd to be, Best seem'd the thing he was, and join'd Each office of the social hour To noble manners, as the flower And native growth of noble mind; Nor ever narrowness or spite, Or villain fancy fleeting by, Drew in the expression of an eye, Where God and Nature met in light; And thus he bore without abuse The grand old name of gentleman, Defamed by every charlatan, And soil'd with all ignoble use.
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In Memoriam A. H. H. OBIIT MDCCCXXXIII: Part 111
Oh! did those eyes, instead of fire, With bright, but mild affection shine: Though they might kindle less desire, Love, more than mortal, would be thine. For thou art form’d so heavenly fair, Howe’er those orbs may wildly beam, We must admire, but still despair; That fatal glance forbids esteem. When Nature stamp’d thy beauteous birth, So much perfection in thee shone, She fear’d that, too divine for earth, The skies might claim thee for their own. Therefore, to guard her dearest work, Lest angels might dispute the prize, She bade a secret lightning lurk, Within those once celestial eyes. These might the boldest Sylph appall, When gleaming with meridian blaze; Thy beauty must enrapture all; But who can dare thine ardent gaze? ’Tis said that Berenice’s hair, In stars adorns the vault of heaven; But they would ne’er permit thee there, Thou wouldst so far outshine the seven. For did those eyes as planets roll, Thy sister-lights would scarce appear: E’en suns, which systems now controul, Would twinkle dimly through their sphere.
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TO M——
Not the moon itself, but the light that fell from it reflected off the papery wings of moths I almost mistook for shooting stars. “Surely that’s not the ending” Lauren slurped her soda noisily as the credits began to roll. “Shirley doesn’t live here” was my only reply. Cars began moving backwards in my window, while pebbles hurled themselves toward my windshield as if to say “Don’t. You’re not ready for this”. My heart that had jumped during the movie explosions not 5 minutes earlier, was now oddly still. Quietly shouting its disapproval. Lauren didn’t make a sound when we passed the street to her house nor when my tires left gravel and began rolling on sand. Nor did she make a sound when my tires hit the water coming in from the lake ahead as the car plunged into the black black depths and I could no longer control our descent. A moth fluttered against my window trapped, as the moonlight disappeared. It looked nothing like a shooting star now. “Surely this is unfair to the moth” my heart tried. “Surely doesn’t live here”.
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May 1, 2012
May 1, 2012 at 9:11 AM UTC
After A Final Line By Marie Howe
*** tak ta tuci pregnant bi ** gaye hone thuhanu kuj ni pata ehna thoughts naal kini fatdi he dil daily karda he ki thuhdae office de samne aawa te ake dekha u nu but control kr lenda ha kisi na kisi tarah daily raat nu 2 mint kharar bus stand te ruk ke janda ha, ki thuhade ghar wal nu jawa ya na jawa. dil ena krda ki shyad chatt te tuci khade howe te me dekh lawa but fer dimag kenda chad rehn de dilla. kyu tang krna us nu oh kushi kushi apni life spend kr rahi he ta usdi life kyu spoil krni Yaar I want to see you. fati hoi a meri thuhanu bilkul bi fikar ni andi? ki kiwe reh reha hona me? daily ronda ha daily yaad andi he thuhadi. But serioulsy u r stone heart kash me bi ban jawa dubara ewe da pehla changa bhalwa ban gea c jado jalandhar to bad breakup hoea c *** sala pata nai ki ** gea us time bi 6-8 months lagge c recovery lai but is time sala ** hi nai reha menu bi dasdo ewe da ki kara me ki bhul jawa u nu jiwe tuci bhul gaye @@ ! ! ! !
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Aug 2, 2018
Aug 2, 2018 at 2:10 AM UTC
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"A Psalm of Life" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) What the heart of the young man said to the Psalmist Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each tomorrow Find us farther than today. Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave. In the world’s broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife!A_Psalm_of_Life Trust no Future, howe’er pleasant! Let the dead Past bury its dead! Act,—act in the living Present! Heart within, and God o’erhead! Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time;— Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o’er life’s solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again. Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait.
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Oct 2, 2018
Oct 2, 2018 at 5:23 PM UTC
"A Psalm of Life" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Hands trembled but their hearts did not on that Independence Day. When they signed the Declaration many signed their lives away. Some signers died in prison or sank in poverty. Several closed their eyes on life before final victory. One man, Clark, of New Jersey deserves a special nod. He suffered much for Liberty at the hands of Howe and God. His two sons were imprisoned, floating on the New York tide. Deprived of food and water what could they do but die. The British were true devils and said they'd be set free. If their father would come out for King and recant Libery. If he betrayed his sacred trust He might well save his sons. If he recanted they'd be free- what would you have done? His answer echoes down through time, Their proposal he denied. Our document was signed in blood and thrones must be defied.
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Jul 4, 2013
Jul 4, 2013 at 8:07 AM UTC
Sacred Honor
Estranging those dusts of the morn Truth be restored; peace be reborn; Eyes can reflect each grief and gloom, Scrutinize me 'fore world's doom. Ne'er build fences for your heart! Mark my footsteps o'er my past, Hold me nothing than your parlance Thus, adore me — except my tongue. For eterne time may show my lies; Howe'er, don't mourn upon each night Open those eyes for who I am: Then behoove me — except my tongue. For future may seize you to change But my persev'rance lasts no ends; Bestow love with mere words to drown And cherish me — except my tongue. You're my breath, my ears and my voice Tho 'tis diff'cult to be your choice, I'll exult to all things I've done If I'll be loved — except my tongue.
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Oct 19, 2011
Oct 19, 2011 at 6:02 AM UTC
Except My Tongue
I HAVE been reading the poems of      Marie Howe, "What the Living Do" A woman, oldest of many children Abused by her father And abandoned by the death of a beloved brother Her poetry is mostly beautiful, melancholy thought      on these topics And yet, she manages to bring spirit, love, and      hope where I would only look for despair In the margins of her poem "Prayer" someone      has written in pencil: 1. I want to write about god and suffering and           how the trees endure/what we/don't want--           the long dead months before the apple blossoms 2. I've been thinking about how the Sorrow of men           is different from the sorrow of women,           tonight i don't know how 3. I have been thinking that maybe I will release           myself from all this pain, before i read to the end 4. And it went on like that through the night we made           up until we could pretend it was morning
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Feb 29, 2012
Feb 29, 2012 at 6:44 AM UTC
from "What the Living Do" by Marie Howe
I am addicted to you I cannot get enough When you are gone, I get headaches I get chills I cant think I cant breathe And when you leave I shiver I am cold I need your heart I need your smile to warm me I need your touch to keep me sane You are my medicine I need to pop you like pills I need your medicine I cant even decide What is right Howe do i spel? ** I am hopelessly addicted I am hopelessly attached**
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Mar 19, 2011
Mar 19, 2011 at 8:29 PM UTC
Addiction
Jude's rant…. Why sitcoms have ruined our lives. I am really expletive mad at the networks all they dish out night after night is ****** sitcoms that stink worse than a blocked toilet in an Irish bar on a Sunday morning. Have you seen what it takes to make a twelve season hit sitcom.? I have spent five minutes writing one. here it is. it's called My husband's a total ****** Characters Soulful Simon the husband and father. he is a cat whipped half excuse of a man whose job it is to always be ******** up and to submissively take perma **** from his ****** preachy wife. Donna His overbearing wife who makes a full time career  position staying at home doing absolutely nothing. Except over managing her two bratty kids and think up reasons to cut down on soulful Simon's meagre *** diet which consist of   Saturday night mercy *** Donna is also the disciplinarian handing out punishments to the bratty kids. like no iPad for twenty minutes for calling soulful Simon a worthless **** This is the main lesson of the show but I find it a confusing message Of if you tell the ****** truth you lose your iPad for twenty minutes. Important character traits in show. father A total buffoon and useless idiot that has no say or power in the house. in days of yore he would wear Harlequin suit and have a bell on his cap. Mother a nasty passive aggressive ***** who controls most the money and all the *** She must be smart and always right. She was only wrong once that was when she was right and thought she was wrong. Children must act like know it all adults god knows no one else does. important notes the laugh machine must be packed with Energizer batteries. if they fail then the viewers at home will find out no one else is laughing either. Authors note This carefully scripted hit plot for sitcom copyrighted by Jude Kyrie. I do not want to see this on the network without my One million Dollar   per episode stipend. cc my lawyers Dewey Screwem and Howe
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Mar 24, 2016
Mar 24, 2016 at 2:53 PM UTC
Judes Rant....Dammed Sitcoms
Jude's rant…. Why sitcoms have ruined our lives. I am really expletive mad at the networks all they dish out night after night is ****** sitcoms that stink worse than a blocked toilet in an Irish bar on a Sunday morning. Have you seen what it takes to make a twelve season hit sitcom.? I have spent five minutes writing one. here it is. it's called My husband's a total ****** Characters Soulful Simon the husband and father. he is a cat whipped half excuse of a man whose job it is to always be ******** up and to submissively take perma **** from his ****** preachy wife. Donna His overbearing wife who makes a full time career  position staying at home doing absolutely nothing. Except over managing her two bratty kids and think up reasons to cut down on soulful Simon's meagre *** diet which consist of   Saturday night mercy *** Donna is also the disciplinarian handing out punishments to the bratty kids. like no iPad for twenty minutes for calling soulful Simon a worthless **** This is the main lesson of the show but I find it a confusing message Of if you tell the ****** truth you lose your iPad for twenty minutes. Important character traits in show. father A total buffoon and useless idiot that has no say or power in the house. in days of yore he would wear Harlequin suit and have a bell on his cap. Mother a nasty passive aggressive ***** who controls most the money and all the *** She must be smart and always right. She was only wrong once that was when she was right and thought she was wrong. Children must act like know it all adults god knows no one else does. important notes the laugh machine must be packed with Energizer batteries. if they fail then the viewers at home will find out no one else is laughing either. Authors note This carefully scripted hit plot for sitcom copyrighted by Jude Kyrie. I do not want to see this on the network without my One million Dollar   per episode stipend. cc my lawyers Dewey Screwem and Howe
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Morning 3:43 am *** bi bhulekha jeha pe reha Lag reha jiwe koi dhokh jeha ** reha mera naal Jiwe eh ik supna ja hi howe Jiwe eh sach he hi nai Ik jhuthi jahi umeed haje bi lagai beth ha Ik jutha jeha veham haje bi pali betha ha Sab kuj sach hunde hoye bi Sab kuj juth jeha lag reha he Kiwe keh da Kiwe bhul ja Bus *** ik tera hi asra he *** bus maut da hi aasra he
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Jul 11, 2019
Jul 11, 2019 at 6:16 PM UTC
Still a dream
I've heard it told all things must pass Our days profound, yet, fragile still, Are trapped within a tender glass Though sands so ardorously mass And like the tears of Chronus spill, Good times must all, one day, drift pass Though ever-fervently amassed, Howe'er meticulously filled, We're bound by that same hour-glass It's never reverent, never crass, It's bound by neither good nor ill, Resolved instead to see us pass Its master's bound within its grasp For none can flee its solemn will As Saturn, too, is cased in glass We fear to see our sands fly fast And falling faster, bid them still, Though in our hands they quickly pass But neither future, present, past Can work to find this truth distilled: It's in our hands to turn the glass Life's a drink, though quickly passed, I think I'll pour another glass.
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Jun 29, 2013
Jun 29, 2013 at 12:26 PM UTC
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