with gratitude to Ralph Waldo Emerson
The idea for this came from Emerson's 1837 address known as "The American Scholar" Ever the wind blows, Ever the grass grows. I took it a bit further here
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Good night, Betty White. Thanks for your bright, shining li… You were quite all right.
Lionel Messi is without a doubt the greatest footballer of our times But whether he’s the GOAT
The sun is out today and Warmer temperatures lie ahead. The week ahead is yet unknown Half the summer now has fled.
A long way from Mt. Pulaski on this cold, Illinois night. The Interstate is reaching out to Kris and Chuck, near Dwight. Dwight is far behind them now
Your poetry book from 1946 was recently acquired by me at a book fair in Chicago. It appears to have been lightly us… during its first go-round
American governance is only as str… As our ability to defend it. And if (or when) it goes away We won’t ever get it back.
Chicago’s party of the summer is the Pride parade up north It’s boozier than St. Patrick’s… Less explosive than the 4th Lots of people dance and play
Tracy Chapman wrote a song late i… which deserves to endure forever,… and a plaintive story about the di… that Life can sometimes bring. It received lots of airplay in the…
Gentle winds blowing in from Key West and Havana far away from Sanibel Island once brought soothing comfort to residents and tourists alike.
The people of that northern state That we all call “Wisconsin” Have but only one desire To see their beloved Pack win If you’re near to Chicago or St.…
As I understand it, here’s what a… First, select the best words for s… Then bind them together with an ir… Tweak them as needed, to make the… And turn them loose, so the world…
It’s Julie’s birthday The beginning of her next Trip around the sun May this day be exciting and the start of something great
Rhyme some words or maybe don’t. They’ll make sense unless they won’t
Gary Paulsen’s written legacy wou… without the librarian who took an… and gave him the library card that… Paulsen authored hundreds of books… which sold millions of copies
If Antarctica continues melting as science suggests it will does this mean that all of humanit… And who that is living among us no… will get to see the answer to this…