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Category Archives: Resources for Readers

Words of Love

Posted on February 19, 2014 by adminJanuary 27, 2014

LOVE-APPLE The tomato. LOVEBIRD Certain species of small parrot that are affectionate. LOVE FEAST A devotional meal held by Christians in ancient times LOVE IN A MIST A blue-flowered plant of species Nigella. LOVEKNOT A knot tied as a pledge … Continue reading →

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Long’s Peak, Colorado

Posted on May 15, 2012 by adminApril 26, 2012

Long’s peak, 14,700 feet high, blocks up one end of Estes Park, and dwarfs all the surrounding mountains. From it on this side rise, snow-born, the bright St. Vrain, and the Big and Little Thompson. By sunlight or moonlight its … Continue reading →

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An Irish Folk Tale: Seanchan the Bard and the King of the Cats

Posted on March 2, 2012 by adminMarch 1, 2012

When Seanchan, the renowned Bard, was made Ard-Filé, or Chief Poet of Ireland, Guaire, the king of Connaught, to do him honour, made a great feast for him and the whole Bardic Association. And all the professors and learned men … Continue reading →

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A Scotsman’s Tribute to His “Bonnie Lass”

Posted on February 14, 2012 by adminJanuary 28, 2012

The odd spelling in this poem is intended to represent the Scottish dialect and can be sounded out as it is written. “Gang” means gone. A Red, Red Rose  O My Luve’s like a red, red rose    That’s newly … Continue reading →

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A Poem Asked, What is Fitting Work for Mankind?

Posted on January 16, 2012 by adminJanuary 7, 2012

Inspired by a painting of a weary farm worker, a schoolteacher named Edwin Markham sent a poem to a San Francisco newspaper in 1899. The poem, “The Man with the Hoe,” questioned the justice of a world system that required … Continue reading →

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A Tribute to Abraham Lincoln (1865)

Posted on December 17, 2011 by adminDecember 17, 2011

Life may be given in many ways,   And loyalty to Truth be sealed    As bravely in the cabinet as the field,  So generous is Fate; But then to stand beside her    When craven churls deride her,    … Continue reading →

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Classic Children’s Books that Entertain and Educate

Posted on December 17, 2011 by adminDecember 17, 2011

May is the month for Children’s Book Week, promoting a worthwhile activity: reading books. Since wired and wireless entertainment is now popular, what can be said in favor of books? We will start by noting that books are portable and … Continue reading →

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