WISE MEN SAY

All things come to him who waits, provided he knows what he is waiting for. -
Woodrow Wilson

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POETRY FOR PLEASURE

THE BLUE BIRD
Mary Coleridge (1861-1907)

The lake lay blue below the hill,
O'er it as I looked, there flew
Across the waters, cold and still,
A bird whose wings were palest blue.

The sky above was blue at last,
The sky beneath me blue in blue
A moment, ’ere the bird had passed,
It caught its image as it flew.

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A LINNET IN A GILDED CAGE
Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894)

A linnet in a gilded cage, -
A linnet on a bough, -
In frosty winter one might doubt
Which bird is luckier now.
But let the trees burst out in leaf,
And nests be on the bough,
Which linnet is the luckier bird,
Oh who could doubt it now?

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JOHN'S GALLERY

Villa in a Park Setting, by Marco Ricci

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TAKE YOUR PARTNERS

Recorded in 1934, this is "Keep Young and Beautiful" played by Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Orpheans with vocalist Harry Bentley. Uploaded by SwingBandHeaven



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AN 80 PLUS QUOTE

Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough. - Don Marquis

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