Archive for November 13th, 2001

Politics

Tuesday, November 13th, 2001
‘In our time the destiny of man presents its meaning in political terms!–THOMAS MANN How can I, that girl standing there, My attention fix On Roman or on Russian Or on Spanish politics? Yet here’s a travelled man that knows What he talks about, And there’s a politician That has read and thought, And maybe what they say is true Of war and war’s alarms, But 0 [...]

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A Prayer for Old Age

Tuesday, November 13th, 2001
A PRAYER FOR OLD AGE GOD guard me from those thoughts men think In the mind alone; He that sings a lasting song Thinks in a marrow-bone; From all that makes a wise old man That can be praised of all; 0 what am I that I should not seem For the song’s sake a fool? I pray-for fashion’s word is out And prayer [...]

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