Annette J. Dunlea's Blog, page 120

The Windhover By Gerard Manley Hopkins

I caught this morning morning’s minion, king- dom of daylight’s dauphin, dapple-dawn-drawn Falcon, in his riding Of the rolling level underneath him steady air, and striding High there, how he rung upon the rein of a wimpling wing In his … Continue reading →

We Are Made One with What We Touch and See By Oscar Wilde

We are resolved into the supreme air, We are made one with what we touch and see, With our heart’s blood each crimson sun is fair, With our young lives each springimpassioned tree Flames into green, the wildest beasts that … Continue reading →

Maple By Robert Frost

Her teacher’s certainty it must be Mabel Made Maple first take notice of her name. She asked her father and he told her, “Maple— Maple is right.” “But teacher told the school There’s no such name.” “Teachers don’t know as … Continue reading →

First Day at School By Roger McGough

A millionbillionwillion miles from home Waiting for the bell to go. (To go where?) Why are they all so big, other children? So noisy? So much at home they Must have been born in uniform Lived all their lives in … Continue reading →

Adoption By Robert William Service

Because I was a woman lone And had of friends so few, I made two little ones my own, Whose parents no one knew; Unwanted foundlings of the night, Left at the convent door, Whose tiny hands in piteous plight … Continue reading →

The Lover: A Ballad By Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

At length, by so much importunity press’d, Take, C——, at once, the inside of my breast; This stupid indiff’rence so often you blame, Is not owing to nature, to fear, or to shame: I am not as cold as a … Continue reading →

Aerialist By Sylvia Plath

Each night, this adroit young lady Lies among sheets Shredded fine as snowflakes Until dream takes her body From bed to strict tryouts In tightrope acrobatics. Nightly she balances Cat-clever on perilous wire In a gigantic hall, Footing her delicate … Continue reading →

Martial Arts As Preventive Medicine

Title: Martial Arts As Preventive Medicine Author: Richard Hackworth, Ph.D., Full Text & Source: http://www.fightingmaster.com/article... The Internet, Online, 25/8/2015 Sample Text: Martial arts training at peak performance levels is the best way to prevent disease, as well as to stimulate … Continue reading →

Top 10 Health Benefits of Martial Arts

Title: Top 10 Health Benefits of Martial Arts Author: Health Fitness Revolution Full Text & Source: http://www.healthfitnessrevolution.co... The Internet, Online, 25/8/2015 Sample Text: And here are the reason why, as we present the top 10 health benefits of martial arts: … Continue reading →

The Beautiful Librarians By Sean O Brien

The beautiful librarians are dead, The fairly recent graduates who sat Like Françoise Hardy’s shampooed sisters With cardigans across their shoulders On quiet evenings at the issue desk, Stamping books and never looking up At where I stood in adoration. … Continue reading →