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Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Longfellow's Hiawatha



Poetry is back in style. Via the LRC.

Here is the epic poem. And here is an excerpt:

Ye who love the haunts of Nature,
Love the sunshine of the meadow,
Love the shadow of the forest,
Love the wind among the branches,
And the rain-shower and the snow-storm,
And the rushing of great rivers
Through their palisades of pine-trees,
And the thunder in the mountains,
Whose innumerable echoes
Flap like eagles in their eyries;-
Listen to these wild traditions,
To this Song of Hiawatha!
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3 comments:

  1. Michelle ThereseMay 29, 2007 at 12:51:00 PM EDT

    I remember reading that when I was a kid in Massachusetts!

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  2. AnonymousMay 29, 2007 at 10:14:00 PM EDT

    "By the shores of Gitchigumee, by the Shining Big Sea Waters." When I finally had the thrill of looking out onto Lake Superior I thought of that poem. Do they read beautiful poetry in school anymore? Not being exposed to the beauty of the written word could be why there is so much morally revolting behavior.

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  3. elena maria vidalMay 30, 2007 at 6:09:00 PM EDT

    Yes, when the mind is filled with ugliness, the behavior is ugly. It is so important, especially for the young, to have their minds filled with beauty.

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