The Ancients Held a Rite

“Still lie the sheltering snows, undimmed and white;
And reigns the winter’s pregnant silence still;
No sign of spring, save that the catkins fill,
And willow stems grow daily red and bright.
These are days when ancients held a rite
Of expiation for the old year’s ill,
And prayer to purify the new year’s will.”
- Helen Hunt Jackson, A Calendar of Sonnet’s: February

February: Quotes, Poems, Lore, and Chores

Happy Chinese New Year!!

Professor Bohn told me that “It`s New Year in China: the year of the rat, the element wood, the celestial stem Wu, and earth branch Zi!”

Mike Garofalo Walking

I am going to take a walk now. Enjoy your day.

Walking: Quotes, Poems, Bibliography, Notes

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  1. astrid rao said,

    February 23, 2008 @ 12:02 am

    Simple and beautiful

    Thank you

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