tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post8974039200658450771..comments2024-02-02T22:31:03.045-08:00Comments on Mt. Hope Chronicles: Wednesday (In Brief)Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-88455568124639633672008-10-04T08:21:00.000-07:002008-10-04T08:21:00.000-07:00Prairie Chick~ That poem cheered me up to no end. ...Prairie Chick~ That poem cheered me up to no end. Thanks!!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-26612232902251099392008-10-03T09:25:00.000-07:002008-10-03T09:25:00.000-07:00Since you love literature, and even though I know ...Since you love literature, and even though I know those aren't horsechestnuts, I had to go and dig out this poem for you, because it came to mind when I saw your pictures. <BR/><BR/>"When milkweed blows in the pature<BR/>And winds start spinning the leaves<BR/>And out by the wall the cornstalks<BR/>Are neatened in packs called sheaves;<BR/>When apples bump on the roadway<BR/>And over the road and higher<BR/>The last of the birds, like clothespins, <BR/>Are clipped to the telegraph wire....<BR/><BR/>I suddenly think, "Horse-chestnuts!"<BR/>And, singing a song, I go<BR/>And find a tree in the meadow<BR/>Where millions of chestnuts grow;<BR/>And underneath in the grasses<BR/>I gather the nuts, and then<BR/>As soon as I've filled my pockets,<BR/>I sing along home again.<BR/><BR/>And singing and scuffing homeward<BR/>Each year through the drying clover,<BR/>I feel like a king with treasure,<BR/>Though-now that I think it over-<BR/>I don't *do* much with horse-chestnuts<BR/>Except to make sure I've shined them. <BR/>It's just that fall<BR/>Isn't fall at all<BR/>Until I go out and find them.<BR/><BR/>Kaye Starbird.<BR/><BR/>Hope you are feeling better dearest Heidi.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02587382812669823711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-92074528987318976522008-10-02T09:11:00.000-07:002008-10-02T09:11:00.000-07:00What a great place to go for piano lessons!What a great place to go for piano lessons!Beth@Pages of Our Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775616455734715418noreply@blogger.com