Dear March — Come in —
How glad I am —
I hoped for you before —
Put down your Hat —
You must have walked —
How out of Breath you are —
Dear March, Come right up the stairs with me —
I have so much to tell —
I got your Letter, and the Birds —
The Maples never knew
that you were coming — till I called
I declare — how Red their Faces grew —
But March, forgive me — and
All those Hills you left for me to Hue —
There was no Purple suitable —
You took it all with you —
Who knocks? That April.
Lock the Door —
I will not be pursued —
He stayed away a Year to call
When I am occupied —
But trifles look so trivial
As soon as you have come
That Blame is just as dear as Praise
And Praise as mere as Blame —
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
TODAY IS THE FIRST OF MARCH, 2020 –– A NEW MONTH –– ANOTHER CHANCE TO BEGIN AGAIN AND TRY TO REDEEM OURSELVES FROM FOOLISHNESS EGGED ON BY SPITE AND RELENTLESS NEGATIVITY!
ReplyDeleteIF I WERE YOU, I'D GO FOR IT BEFORE ALL CHANCES FOR REDEMPTION ARE LOST AND GONE FOREVER.
South Carolina Democrats Vote to Sow Down the Socialism Train
ReplyDeleteWashington Examiner
by Editorial Staff
Heading into South Carolina, it appeared that Democrats were taking the express train to socialism. Sen. Bernie Sanders arguably won the chaotic Iowa caucuses, then went on to a solid victory in New Hampshire, and a crushing triumph in Nevada. As the race went toward the Palmetto State, there was talk that Sanders might be able to deliver a “kill shot.” Instead, Joe Biden revived his candidacy with a dominant win, fueled by black voters who tend to be more pragmatic than the pro-revolution wing of the party. A day after winning Nevada, 60 Minutes aired an interview with Sanders in which he dug in on his decades of defenses . . .
f I can stop one heart from breaking,
ReplyDeleteI shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Into his nest again,
i shall not live in vain.
~ Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
Miss Dickinson, distinguished Amercan poetess of Amherst, Massachusetts, did her best to live by her own words.
DeleteCould any of the vociferous, braying, cynical, condescending, ever-disquieting "philosophers," "poseurs", vicious partisan fools and guttersnipes infesting the blogosohere make such a claim with any shred of honesty?
THEY COULD NOT!
Instead, what they DO do is tantamount to pouring GASOLINE on an already blazing iINFERNO.
_____ A Change of Pace _____
ReplyDeleteThink of something gentle
Think of something kind
Dwell today on something not designed
To make you lose your mind.
Think of something pretty
Think of something soft
Take time away each day from Microsoft
And soar instead aloft
Where Spirit reigns in Bliss
Away from all the Madness
Where Kindness ever dissipates the Sadness
In the Realm of Gladness.
~ Al Terego
_______ Emily Dickinson _______
ReplyDeleteEking out existence phrase by phrase
Moved by deep desire, maimed by dread
Inward-seeing –– words like “chrysoprase”
Lay beneath the commonplaces said
Yesterday aloud in pale austerity.
Dumb 'neath neat white frock a passion soared
In silent self-made world, and saw the Verity
Contained in visions stark, but leading toward
Kashmir! Perhaps Brazil, the Alps, the Grave.
In life unknown, a lonely wraith –– a mist ––
No one heard the meek majestic rave
Starved for Solace –– praying to be kissed.
On secret stiles of silence one may climb
Nunlike –– quite unnoticed in one's time.
~ FreeThinke
____ Her House ____
ReplyDeleteCreamy quiet rooms
___ filled with light ––
______ white and cream ––
Sparsely furnished rooms
___ filled with light ––
______ almost black
An island here and there ––
___ polished wood ––
______ darkly gleams.
Beeswax and bureau scarves ––
___ echoes of lavender from Before --
______ captured in a drawer.
A solitary bee
___ for company.
A dainty Windsor chair ––
___ a skeleton in black
______ against the light ––
A churchyard framed in white ––
___ crisp unspotted white.
A stillness so pure
__ one could hear
______ the waltzing whir
_________ of moth wings --
___ Somewhere
______ in the attic.
~ FreeThinke
______ APHORISM _______
ReplyDeleteA show of things worthy of pride
Will attract those compelled to deride
Any person at all
Who has more on the ball
Than those who enjoy being snide.
~ Marcantonio Cavatino
ANOTHER HOPEFUL SIGN:
ReplyDeleteA Return to Beauty
Taki´s Magazine
by Theodore Dalrymple
The guilty flee when no man pursueth, says Proverbs, but it does not follow from this that the guilty do not flee when they are indeed pursued.
The guilty also have a tendency to argue when they know that they are in the wrong, as for example architects who continue to deny that, for the past seventy years at least, they have been disenchanting the world by espousing a dysfunctional functionalism and constructing buildings so hideous that they make Frankenstein’s monster look like Clark Gable. . . .
I take as an example the response of a university professor of architecture to President Trump’s executive order making the classical style of architecture compulsory for . . .
AND A_N_O_T_H_E_R CAUSE FOR REJOICING (WE HOPE!):
ReplyDeleteGoodbye, Liz!
National Review,
by Michael Brendan Dougherty
In a recent interview with 60 Minutes, former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg tried to describe the political scene: A few years ago, there was a revolution against the intelligentsia. People said, “You know, those people, particularly on the coasts, are trying to tell us what to do.” They wanted a change. That explains Donald Trump.
Now, people seem to have changed. This cycle, people want stability. Have they changed so much? Bloomberg thinks the tides are turning in his direction. I’m not so sure on either count. If people wanted the intelligentsia, if they wanted someone on the coasts telling them what to do, Elizabeth Warren . . .
THE SHRIEKING, FLAILING OKLAHOMA-TEXAS-STYLE TERMAGANT FROM ASSACHEWSHTS IS FADING FADING FADING INTO THE DIM, INCREASINGLY DISTANT PAST, THANK GOD! LET'S HOPE MOUSY-MOUTHED MINI-MIKE, WALL STREET'S GREAT STONE FACE cum NANNY-IN-RESIDENCE,and BORN WIRIST-SLAPPER SOON FOLLOWS SUIT.
UNFORTUNATELY the Termagant from Assachewshits is STILL in there pitching. Vicious Communist bitches of her filthy ilk NEVER give up.
DeleteLook at HILLACUNT, if you don't want to beieve me. And then there's putrid PELOUSY –– the STENCH that can't be DEODORIZED.
Roses are red,
ReplyDeleteViolets are blue,
The democrat party must die.
Trump for FOUR MORE YEARS and TEN MONTHS Princess !!! Lol
ReplyDeleteSuck it up.
Emily Dickinson, my favorite poet, is always a welcome respite.
ReplyDeleteDOWZUP ONE-THOUSAND-TWO-HUNDRED NNETY-FOUR!
ReplyDelete26,703.32 +1,293.96 (5.09%)
THE LARGEST ONE-DAY POINT GAIN IN HISTORY!
WOO HOO!
Up and Down She Goes
Where She Lands Today
Nobody Knows!
We sure do live in interesting times, don't we, babies?
US Stocks Bounce Back with BIGGEST GAIN Since 2009, While Apple Records Its Strongest Day In Two Years As Wall Street Recovers From Plunge Over Coronavirus Fears
ReplyDeleteDaily Mail (UK) & Wires
by Lauren Fruen & Staff
Wall Street surged on Monday as investors hunted for bargains following reassurances by central banks that they stood ready to counter the economic impact from the coronavirus following last week’s steep sell-off. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1,296.81 points, or 5.1 per cent, to 26,706.17. The S&P 500 gained 136.3 points, or 4.61 per cent, to 3,090.52 and the Nasdaq Composite added 384.80 points, or 4.49 per cent, to 8,952.17. The huge gains clawed back some of the ground lost in a massive sell-off last week. It was the biggest-ever point gain for the Dow and the biggest percentage gain since March 2009. . . .
Franco,
DeleteGood news? Yes. But I'm reserving my rejoicing until I see what the rest of this week brings.
Franco,
DeletePossibly of interest:
Coronavirus Can't Explain Tanking Stock Market, But Bernie's Success Can: Economist.
Well, AOW, I try never to miss an opportunity to REJOICE, –– even i it lasts only a moment ortwo.
DeleteAs of 10:00 AM the Dow was DOWN 253 points. That doesn't surprise me, nor does it faze me, beause I have implicit faith in the strength of our country –– even as battered, bruised and bleeding as she may be from relentless MARXICRAT attacks.
I'll certainly be watching the DOW throughout the day. It should be interesting to see how it fares.
Thank you for the article suggestng that Bernie's Ascendancy could possibly have much more to do with the recent Market Debacle than the deadly Virus du Jour.
DeleteSeems entirely plausible, since MARXIAN initiatives in the long run have a far more deadly effect on the Fate of Nations than any mere PHYSICAL factors.
Once ur SPIRITS have been crushed, chewed and spatut by Marxan Manipulators we'd ll be better of dead anyway
Ever since I saw Knight Without Armor –– astory of the devastatng effects of the murderous Bolshvik Revolution – back n the early 1950's, I've been a firm believer in the old shibboleth:
BETTER ... D_E_A_D ... THAN ... R_E_D.
PS: the DOW certainly DID suffer a big reversal of yesterday's epic gains,but is still about 500 points ahead of where it was the day before the Big Bounce Back.
DeleteThe next few days will determine its course, I'm sure.
Still rough seas ahead, I'm sure, at least until President trump WINS re-election next November.
Biden's Super Tuesday dominance steadies markets as the Dow jumps 700 points!
DeleteJoe is the STEADY, REASONED person America needs to rebound from the diabolical disaster Trump has created.
It must be a terrible thing to only have a few marbles, to begin with, and then end up losing most of them on the way to the podium.
ReplyDeleteBut I guess that “Bumbling Joe” is just the kind of guy that the DNC wants in the White House. Yes, Crazy Joe Biden is exactly the type of candidate the Democratic Establishmnet, and Old George Soros want
And old simpleton coot that they can control
Just let Old Joe in that big White House, groping little girls, and Smelling the hair of the big ones, and they’ll do the rest .
For Heavens sakes, the guy can barely articulate a thought, how in God’s name is he going to take on the onslaught of Donald Trump – much less speak to Foreign Leaders?
If Bernie Sanders takes California and Creepy Joe Biden wins Texas I think it’s a dogfight right up to the convention and possibly a contested one.
The Democratic party’s knives have come out, Bernie Sanders is getting stabbed left and right, and in between.. People have to understand, the Democratic party thrives on bribes, kickbacks, and backroom deals, meaning that the government is for sale when a Democratic is elected president.
And the Democrats are not convinced that Bernie will play ball them so they are hitching their hopes to Uncle Joe Biden, someone that they know will be crooked to the teeth!.
I think its likely Biden cut deals with all these new supporters, that's how the Democratic party works.
And at the end of the day Creepy, Bumbling Joe, is still Creepy, and still Bumbling, and still losing!
Actually Groping Joe Biden is in remarkably good health for a man who is Brain Dead.
ReplyDeleteFormer Democratic National Committee Chairwoman, and Current Idiot Donna Brazile lashed out at Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel during a Live TV appearance today, telling Ronna McDaniel to “GO TO HELL” for saying that the Democratic primary will be “Rigged” against Bernie Sanders.
ReplyDeleteKind of Hypocritical since Brazil tried to rig the 2016 election in Hillary's favor, when SHE provided Hillary Clinton with the debate questions in advance. Progressives seem to have a whole lot of experience with CHEATING.
The truth hurts, don’t it Donna!
A Facebook member posted a picture of President Trump Hugging the American Flag and called it “TRULY DISTURBING”
ReplyDelete“TRULY DISTURBING”? Is She Kidding??? Now Hugging the American Falg, the Country that we ALL Love Is “TRULY DISTURBING”?
There WASN’T even a flag is displayed at the Democratic debates!
And by the way, did you call Joe Biden’s Groping LITTLE Gires, or Smelling Women’s hair “TRULY DISTURBING”???? Well I certainly did! If anything was “TRULY DISTURBING” it was Joe Bidens Stupid, and Perverted Actions. Not Hugging the American Flag.
Donald Trump Truly LOVES Our Country. And Hugging the Flag of the Country you Love is NOT a bad thing. In fact We Should Treasure It.
Joe Biden is simply hilarious! He has known for being a gaffe machine all his life, and it seems that the older he gets the worse it has become.
So if nothing else, Joe Biden will at least be very entertaining in the debates..
I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news to you and even more awful, and depressing news, but Donald J. Trump is going to win in November. And that senile, deranged clown Joe Biden is not going to be our next President. And President Trump will be.. So Go Ahead and Say the Words, Because You’ll Be Saying Them for the next Four and a Half Years “President Trump IS Your President.”