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\"next to god of course america i - E.E.Cummings

I'm a big fan of E.E.Cummings, and when I read this the other night, it struck a chord. It seemed particulalry appropriate with the worldwide events of the past several months. See if it strikes you similarly.

"next to god of course america i

"next to god of course america i
love you land of the pilgrims' and so forth oh
say can you see by the dawn's early my
country 'tis of centuries come and go
and are no more what of it we should worry
in every language even deafanddumb
thy sons acclaim your glorious name by gorry
by jingo by gee by gosh by gum
why talk of beauty what could be more beaut-
iful than these heroic happy dead
who rushed like lions to the roaring slaughter
they did not stop to think they died instead
then shall the voice of liberty be mute?"

He spoke. And rapidly drank a glass of water

Hope you enjoyed that. For more info on E.E.Cummings, visit poets.org for a brief bio and various links, including articles about the controversy regarding the decapitlization of his name, which has been established to be incorrect.

Nre'fa-o, cu'nre-le.

3:52 p.m. - 08/06/2003

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