tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284301358469842747.post307746775011886052..comments2023-07-07T05:18:14.413-04:00Comments on Rhyme and Reason: Verse of the Day - Ralph Waldo EmersonDavid Macaulayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284301358469842747.post-32319155706105500412010-12-29T16:11:18.794-05:002010-12-29T16:11:18.794-05:00thanks Daisy - I wasn't very familiar with thi...thanks Daisy - I wasn't very familiar with this poem until somebody else posted it, but it's a nice take on the storm.David Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4284301358469842747.post-53079929442681687752010-12-28T19:16:53.390-05:002010-12-28T19:16:53.390-05:00Made me feel a little cold just reading this. :-)
...Made me feel a little cold just reading this. :-)<br /><br />I like the way he juxtaposes the power of the storm with the whimsy of it.<br /><br />Some of my favorite parts are:<br /><br />"his wild work so fanciful, so savage,"<br /><br />"A swan-like form invests the hidden thorn,"<br /><br />and I especially like the final two lines of this piece, <br />"Built in an Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.com