Saturday, May 25, 2013
Friday, May 24, 2013
dream of a soldier
I Dream A World
I dream a world where man
No other man will scorn,
I dream a world where man
No other man will scorn,
Where love will bless the earth
And peace its paths adorn
And peace its paths adorn
I dream a world where all
Will know sweet freedom's way,
Will know sweet freedom's way,
Where greed no longer saps the soul
Nor avarice blights our day.
Nor avarice blights our day.
A world I dream where black or white,
Whatever race you be,
Will share the bounties of the earth
And every man is free,
Whatever race you be,
Will share the bounties of the earth
And every man is free,
Where wretchedness will hang its head
And joy, like a pearl,
Attends the needs of all mankind-
Of such I dream, my world!
Langston Hughes
And joy, like a pearl,
Attends the needs of all mankind-
Of such I dream, my world!
Langston Hughes
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
LITTLE BROWN DOG
A LITLE BROWN DOG
WALKED OUT OF THE FOG
HE KNEW HE HAD FOUND A
HOME
HE RAN A LONG WAY
WHAT CAN WE SAY
HIS LSHORT LEGS WERE PRETTY TIRED.
HE BARKED AT THE DOOR
DID SOMEONE ANSWER?
HE WAS GREETED WITH A HOWDY-DO
HE KNEW RIGHT AWAY
HE HAD YHE FOUNED THE RIGHT PLACE
BY THE LOOK ON THAT FACE.
AND A BISCUIT READY TO CHEW.
BLESSED IS THE MATCH
Blessed is the match consumed in kindling
flame.
Blessed is the flame that burns in the
secret fastness of the heart.
Blessed is the heart with strength to stop
its beating for honor’s sake.
Blessed is the match consumed in kindling
flame.
-Hannah Senesh
My God, My God, I pray that these things
never end,
The sand and the sea,
The rustle of the waters,
Lightning of the Heavens,
The prayer of Man.
אלי, אלי, שלא יגמר לעולם
החול והים
רישרוש של המים
ברק השמים
תפילת האדם
The voice called, and I went.
I went, because the voice called.
-Hannah Senesh
There are stars whose radiance is visible
on earth
though they have long been extinct.
There are people whose brilliance continues to light the world
though they are no longer among the living.
These lights are particularly bright when the night is dark.
They light the way for mankind. -Hannah Senesh
though they have long been extinct.
There are people whose brilliance continues to light the world
though they are no longer among the living.
These lights are particularly bright when the night is dark.
They light the way for mankind. -Hannah Senesh
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