Jul 2, 20202 min readSo We Lay Down the PenSo we lay down the pen, So we forbear the building of the rime, And bid our hearts be steel for times and a time Till ends the strife,...
Jun 13, 20201 min readTurn and Look Once MoreGood Friday By Christina Rossetti (1830–1894) Am I a stone and not a sheep, That I can stand, O Christ, beneath Thy Cross, To number drop...
Jun 9, 20202 min readA Poor Wayfaring StrangerDepending on which sources you read, the old folk song "I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger" originated either in the late 18th century or...
Jun 3, 20203 min readNot so Fast in GravesgraspWell-wrought this wall: [Wyrds] broke it. The stronghold burst. . . . Snapped rooftrees, towers fallen, the work of the Giants, the...