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Abraham Lincoln has come to town As Oboma tore all barriers down
Oh God! so many years have pastBut sanity and reason has won at last Though the 1860’s is long filed awayBut The Union didn’t win . . until today Surely the s - Contemplation on the Cross at allpoetry
Jesus tell me what you see
Hanging symbolized . . in agony - My Melting Heart at allpoetry
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on The Dark Hour by William H Davies, on October 29, 2004A wonderful poem – for me it seems to describe a valley between wars – very apt at this election time . .( The War of the Roses ) Which religious rose will eventually bloom to advantage – Better yet will one day a knowledgeable public forget the confusion of the selfish clerics prophets and priests – and chose a bouquet encompassing of one God rather than comparing this or that fragrance – Albert.
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on Weekend Glory by Dr. Maya Angelou, on June 19, 2004Not really – I was lucky enough to have dinner with Mohamed Ali in Hong Kong when he was on his way to China about 30 years ago and the topic came up - and I put it to him that as in his opinion being black put his at the back of the queue in many instances - as it did also many black scholars and athletes – consequently could that in effect be an extra spur to do well and succeed – and he felt it was – he was determined not only to do well but even do better than a white man –
But of course you do have struggling white men too – but hardship, poverty or being downtrodden is given as less of a reason in their case. With regard to boxing – most good fighters came from a poor or underprivileged background – which is a similar criteria –
Maya Angelou draws from her life experiences as you say - but had she been born white and rich her worldly background and experiences would have been very different and consequently her thinking would have been different too - so we must assume that both her race and cultural background must have had some influence - Albert.
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on After Trying Many Years by Michelangelo Buonarroti, on May 18, 2004Here I think Michelangelo is saying that it can take a man whole lifetime to learn how to carve a good statue – and if you are lucky you will see beauty ( in your work ) near the end of your life. He often considered the plight of a mountain or rock that was millions of years old that after being worked on was still old as a stone - but although the material was old – it had in fact become new and young as a statue. And after all the work you put in as a craftsman it has worn your life away - but at the end of your life you are able to see the skill and beauty you have created so it is a balance and it is worth giving your life to see such beauty in return. Albert
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on High In The Mountains By A Deep Ravine by Michelangelo Buonarroti, on May 18, 2004Michelangelo was in fact referring to a block of stone in a mountain quarry that contained one of his statutes yet to be sculpted – he often went to the quarries to supervise the removal of the stone he would use – and it is the finished stone statue stripped bare that is speaking in the poem.
On several occasions Michelangelo implied that he didn’t carve or sculpt his statues – and that the statue was in fact already inside the rock, he simply cleared away the excess material to reveal what was already inside the stone. - Albert
