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Saturday, July 04, 2009
Happy Birthday, USA
Horseshoe Curve Museum grounds, western Pennsylvania. Click photo to enlarge.
Live thy life
ReplyDeleteYoung and old,
Like yon oak,
Bright in spring, Living gold;
Summer-rich
Then; and then
Autumn-changed
Sober-hued
Gold again.
All his leaves
Fall'n at length,
Look, he stands,
Trunk and bough
Naked strength.
- Alfred Lord Tennyson
Thanks, Anon. We may not get a lot of readers here, but those we get are choice.
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