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Started by von Corax, November 11, 2020, 01:17:08 PM

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von Corax

November 11, 2020, 01:17:08 PM
The traditional Remembrance Day recitation of "In Flanders Fields" by Lt Col John McCrae:

In Flanders Fields
by John McCrea

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

This year, I offer the Canadian Encyclopedia entry for the poem, "In Flanders Fields."

I have my alarm set for 11:00 a.m. so I may observe the two minutes of silence among the many minutes of silence which are my norm...
By the power of caffeine do I set my mind in motion
By the Beans of Life do my thoughts acquire speed
My hands acquire a shaking
The shaking becomes a warning
By the power of caffeine do I set my mind in motion
The Leverkusen Institute of Paleocybernetics is 5845 km from Reading

chicar

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November 11, 2020, 04:22:53 PM
The word pagan came from paganus , who mean peasant . Its was a way to significate than christianism was the religion of the elite and paganism the one of the savage worker class.

''Trickster shows us how we trick OURSELVES. Her rampant curiosity backfires, but, then, something NEW is discovered (though usually not what She expected)! This is where creativity comes from—experiment, do something different, maybe even something forbidden, and voila! A breakthrough occurs! Ha! Ha! We are released! The world is created anew! Do something backwards, break your own traditions, the barrier breaks; destroy the world as you know it, let the new in.''
Extract of the Dreamflesh article ''Path of The Sacred Clown''

von Corax

#2
November 11, 2020, 05:05:34 PM
Don't forget that Remembrance Day in Canada is an entirely different groove than Veterans' Day in the USA.

Whole Foods employee who blew whistle on poppy ban 'in disbelief' over reaction

Remembrance Day sales in Canada are 'a rookie mistake,' expert says
By the power of caffeine do I set my mind in motion
By the Beans of Life do my thoughts acquire speed
My hands acquire a shaking
The shaking becomes a warning
By the power of caffeine do I set my mind in motion
The Leverkusen Institute of Paleocybernetics is 5845 km from Reading

von Corax

#3
November 11, 2021, 02:59:25 PM
Bumped for the day.
By the power of caffeine do I set my mind in motion
By the Beans of Life do my thoughts acquire speed
My hands acquire a shaking
The shaking becomes a warning
By the power of caffeine do I set my mind in motion
The Leverkusen Institute of Paleocybernetics is 5845 km from Reading

Prof Marvel

#4
November 12, 2021, 05:51:53 AM
PLUS ULTRA, Sir

thank you for reminding us.

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