Perhaps I had ambitions to be an MP - or an undertaker!

Friday, January 20, 2012

No.175

WISE MEN SAY

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. (Lao-Tzu)

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THROUGH THE CAMERA LENS



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POETRY FOR PLEASURE

Written in Early Spring
William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

I heard a thousand blended notes
While in a grove I sat reclined,
In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts
Bring sad thoughts to the mind.

To her fair works did Nature link
The human soul that through me ran;
And much it grieved my heart to think
What Man has made of Man.

Through primrose tufts, in that sweet bower,
The periwinkle trailed its wreaths;
And 'tis my faith that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes.

The birds around me hopped and played,
Their thoughts I cannot measure -
But the least motion which they made
It seemed a thrill of pleasure.

The budding twigs spread out their fan
To catch the breezy air;
And I must think, do all I can,
That there was pleasure there.

If this belief from heaven be sent,
If such be Nature's holy plan,
Have I not reason to lament
What Man has made of Man?

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JOHN’S GALLERY



The Track of the Hurricane
by John MacWhirter (1839-1911)

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MY KIND OF MUSIC

In this YouTube uploaded by IrRrIS1l3nt,
Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine" gets the Artie Shaw treatment



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A QUOTE FOR 80 PLUS

In youth the days are short and the years are long. In old age the years are short and the day is long. (Pope Paul VI)

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Next post here - Monday 23rd January

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