Camped in the valley of despair Frozen at the sight of the giant standing there Boasting loud enough for all there hear Laughing as I'm trembling with fear Like Israel in the valley of Elah Con ...More yosph Summer Freckles Summer Freckles "When did nights get so complicated" How many ...
Shall we, too, rise forgetful from our sleep,And shall my soul that lies within your handRemember nothing, as the blowing sandForgets the palm where long blue shadows creepWhen winds along the darkened desert sweep? Or would it still remember, tho' it spannedA thousand heavens, while the ...
Shall we, too, rise forgetful from our sleep,And shall my soul that lies within your handRemember nothing, as the blowing sandForgets the palm where long blue shadows creepWhen winds along the darkened desert sweep? Or would it still remember, tho' it spannedA thousand heavens, while the ...
America is the greatest of opportunities and the worst of influences.~ George Santayana ~ America has been discovered before, but it has always been hushed up.~ Oscar Wilde ~ America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up.~ Oscar Wilde ~ I'm not ...
I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value. ~ Hermann Hesse ~ I have always believed that all things depended upon Fortune, and nothing upon ourselves. ~ George ...
There are over 400 years that separate our vocabulary from theirs, and a good many words that look just the same today were very different animals back then. Take the word liberty. Sidney isn’t just talking about freedom to read informative periodicals or to volunteer at the local SPCA. ...
A teacher introduces us to a new vision of life, to make us as sharp as a knife. Someone who gives us a new sight, to make us reach the greatest height, to give us the greatest flight. So a teacher makes a human being the most intelligent and ...
The fear is over and it shall end. Down the days the time goes by, Wishing you’ll never stood in front of my eye, I never knew I would still cry, For the moments we had, which was not a lie. The knife stabs deep down the soul, wishing the pain would never grow old, for ev...
the speaker suggests that nourishing this new life depletes her and generates fear. caring for her son diminishes the speaker's resources, leaving her feeling worn out and estranged from her own body. the poem thus implies that, although it is expected to be a woman's greatest joy, motherho...
da Vinci and Beethoven are our greatest artists and why we can say that as anobjectivemeasure (despite all the hand waving among those who continue to insist that all art is subjective and a matter of taste). A work of art’sappeal, over time, is anobjectivemeasure. It’s the only on...