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Sonnet
73: That Time of Year Thou Mayst in Me Behold
by William Shakespeare Listen Online
That time of year thou mayst in me behold
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
In me thou see’st the twilight of such day
As after sunset fadeth in the west;
Which by and by black night doth take away,
Death’s second self, that seals up all in rest.
In me thou see’st the glowing of such fire,
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
As the death-bed whereon it must expire
Consumed with that which it was nourish’ d by.
This thou perceivest, which makes thy love more strong,
To love that well which thou must leave ere long.
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a family treasure
A Great Bear
white, like the ice he seeks
melting
stands atop his diminishing islet
forlorn, growling
These pieces of wettening ice
broken, crashing loose
from shore ledges giving way
are bits of floating terra-infirma
Polar bears jump from them,
swim to them
to reach their prey,
to fatten for the coming leaner weather.
This method of hunting,
theirs from time immemorial
lessens year by year
The swims grow longer
sometimes exhausting;
the bear howls his WHY?
Something is changing!
dzd 10-21-16
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ITc3Uclb40
and for Alaskan footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6d5QpmWw0s
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Away from desk -
Raccoon News happens here;
all-purpose 2 X 4 table
in The Odd Fellows
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A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg
trumpery
PRONUNCIATION:
(TRUHM-puh-ree) png>
MEANING:
noun:
1. Something showy but worthless.
2. Nonsense or rubbish.
3. Deceit; fraud; trickery.
1. Something showy but worthless.
2. Nonsense or rubbish.
3. Deceit; fraud; trickery.
ETYMOLOGY:
From
French tromper (to deceive). Earliest documented use: 1481.
USAGE:
“The room
was crowded with a chilly miscellany of knick-knacks
and ornaments, gewgaws, and
trumpery of every kind.”
Leo Bruce; Case for Three Detectives; Academy Chicago; 1980.
“History, made up as it is of so much trumpery, treachery, and tyranny,
Leo Bruce; Case for Three Detectives; Academy Chicago; 1980.
“History, made up as it is of so much trumpery, treachery, and tyranny,
needs deeds of valor, of sacrifice, and of heroism if it is to be
palatable.”
The Medal of Honor: A History of Service Above and Beyond;
The Medal of Honor: A History of Service Above and Beyond;
