Friday, October 31, 2008

The Gloomy Academic by Louis MacNeice

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Sappho and Alcaeus by Alma-Tadema, 1881   The Gloomy Academic by Louis MacNeice The Glory that was Greece: put it in a syllabus, grade ...

Sailing to Byzantium by William Butler Yeats

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Sailing to Byzantium by William Butler Yeats That is no country for old men. The young In one another's arms, birds in the trees - Th...
Thursday, October 30, 2008

Falling Down is Part of Growing Up

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"With each tottering attempt to walk, our bodies learn from the falls what not to do next time. In time we walk without thinking and t...
Sunday, October 19, 2008

The Skippery Boo by Earl L. Newton

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The Skippery Boo By Earl L. Newton I went to bring, From the rippling spring, One morning dry and damp, A brimming pail Of Adam's ...

The Happy Family by John Ciardi

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The Happy Family by John Ciardi Before the children say goodnight, Mother, Father, stop and think: Have you screwed their heads on tight...

The Song of Mr. Toad by Kenneth Grahame

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The Song of Mr. Toad by Kenneth Grahame The world has held great Heroes, As history-books have showed; But never a name to go down to fame ...

On the Ning Nang Nong by Spike Milligan

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On the Ning Nang Nong By Spike Milligan On the Ning Nang Nong Where the Cows go Bong! And the monkeys all say BOO! There's a Nong...

The Panther by Ogden Nash

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The Panther By Ogden Nash The panther is like a leopard, Except it hasn't been peppered. Should you behold a panther crouch, Pre...
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The Pobble Who Has No Toes by Edward Lear

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The Pobble Who Has No Toes By Edward Lear The Pobble who has no toes Had once as many as we; When they said, 'Some day you may lose ...

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat by Edward Lear

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The Owl and the Pussy-Cat Edward Lear The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat, They took some honey, and plent...