tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57320907002986767192024-02-08T01:59:56.299-08:009th Grade ELA Lessons & Suchthatmegathinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15160473594982164693noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732090700298676719.post-4707606067950160042011-05-09T16:06:00.000-07:002011-05-09T16:07:14.172-07:00Agenda for Day One of The Wild Things Unit<style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; 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mso-level-tab-stop:none; mso-level-number-position:left; margin-left:.75in; text-indent:-.5in; mso-ansi-font-weight:bold;} ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>The Wild Things</u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Essential Questions</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Is it possible to please everyone all the time and should we try to?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Is it always a good thing to get what you want?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">What do the characters in <u>The Wild Things</u> teach us about love and loneliness?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">How does Max begin to understand himself when he’s lost?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">What do the characters’ relationships in <u>The Wild Things </u>teach us about our own relationships?</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">AIM</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Introduce the essential questions, thematic ideas, and general information on <u>The Wild Things</u><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> </i>unit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">AGENDA</b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">I.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b>Do Now</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">II.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b>Agree/disagree handout</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">III.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b>Fishbowl discussion </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">IV.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b>Book & Unit introduction</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">V.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b>Homework assignment</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">VI.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b>Final thoughts/last words</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">I.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b>Do Now-grab handouts, find seats, clear desk except for handouts. (5 minutes)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">II.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b>Read the statements on the agree/disagree handout and mark whether you agree or disagree with each statement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Select three of the statements and explain why you disagree or agree with them on the back of the handout.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(20 minutes)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">III.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b>In the fishbowl discussion, five students will sit in the middle of the room, pick a number and then discuss their thoughts on the corresponding statement from the handout for five minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Everyone in class will have a turn in the fishbowl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(45 minutes)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">IV.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b>Book & unit introduction-<u>The Wild Things </u>will be introduced briefly as will things to think about while we are reading.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Expectations for the unit will be outlined (see due dates handout) (15 minutes)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">V.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">For homework, complete the thematic terms handout. </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> </b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">VI.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></b>Final thoughts, last words, questions. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(5 minutes)<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"></b></p>thatmegathinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15160473594982164693noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732090700298676719.post-53087302205647441992011-05-09T16:04:00.000-07:002011-05-09T16:05:48.715-07:00The Wild Things Agree/Disagree HandoutThis is another pre-reading handout for the students prior to reading Dave Eggers' The Wild Things.<br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> </i></b></p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Agree or Disagree?</i></b><p class="MsoNormal"><br /> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> </i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Read each statement carefully and then write whether you agree or disagree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Pick three of the statements and explain (on the back of this sheet) why you agree or disagree.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">1.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Being wild and crazy is always fun. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">2.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The leader or the person in charge of a group is always right.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">3.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Adults always know which is the best decision to make. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">4.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>It would be hard to be the person in charge. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">5.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>I don’t know who I am.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">6.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The leader or person in charge always knows what to do. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">7.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Sometimes I feel out of control.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">8.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>No one should tell you want to do. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">9.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>I often can’t explain why I do certain things.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">10.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>You can be friends with someone who you aren’t honest with. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">11.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>I’m afraid of who I am sometimes.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">12.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>If I were in charge, everything would be perfect.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">13.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>I sometimes act out for attention.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">14.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Everyone feels lonely and misunderstood sometimes.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">15.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Your family members should always be there for you. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">16.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>One should always stop and think before they act. </p>thatmegathinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15160473594982164693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732090700298676719.post-63903223968402816572011-05-09T16:02:00.000-07:002011-05-09T16:04:24.506-07:00The Wild Things Thematic Terms HandoutA graphic organizer to get the students thinking of the larger themes in The Wild Things by Dave Eggers.<br /><br /> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u>The Wild Things</u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Essential Questions:</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Is it possible to please everyone all the time and should we try to?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Is it always a good thing to get what you want?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">What do the characters in <u>The Wild Things</u> teach us about love and loneliness?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">How does Max begin to understand himself when he’s lost?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">What do the characters’ relationships in <u>The Wild Things </u>teach us about our own relationships?</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center">Brainstorm on the following terms/concepts that we will encounter during this unit:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"> </p> <div align="center"> <table class="MsoTableGrid" style="width:455.4pt;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt:solid black; mso-border-themecolor:text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:191; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-border-insideh:.5pt solid black; mso-border-insideh-themecolor:text1;mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid black; mso-border-insidev-themecolor:text1" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="455"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:24.7pt"> <td style="width:227.7pt;border:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;border:1.0pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor:text1; mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Word:</b></p> </td> <td style="width:227.7pt;border:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;border:1.0pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black; mso-border-left-themecolor:text1;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt: solid black;mso-border-themecolor:text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">What you think of when you hear this word:</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:1;height:24.7pt"> <td style="width:227.7pt;border:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;border:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal">Home</p> </td> <td style="width:227.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-bottom: 1.0pt;border-right:solid black;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;border-right: 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black;mso-border-left-themecolor: text1;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:2;height:22.0pt"> <td style="width:227.7pt;border:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;border:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:22.0pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal">Family</p> </td> <td style="width:227.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-bottom: 1.0pt;border-right:solid black;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;border-right: 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black;mso-border-left-themecolor: text1;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:22.0pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:3;height:23.55pt"> <td style="width:227.7pt;border:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;border:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:23.55pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal">Loneliness</p> </td> <td style="width:227.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-bottom: 1.0pt;border-right:solid black;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;border-right: 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black;mso-border-left-themecolor: text1;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:23.55pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:4;height:24.7pt"> <td style="width:227.7pt;border:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;border:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal">Adventure</p> </td> <td style="width:227.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-bottom: 1.0pt;border-right:solid black;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;border-right: 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black;mso-border-left-themecolor: text1;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:5;height:23.55pt"> <td style="width:227.7pt;border:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;border:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:23.55pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal">Wildness</p> </td> <td style="width:227.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-bottom: 1.0pt;border-right:solid black;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;border-right: 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black;mso-border-left-themecolor: text1;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:23.55pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:6;height:23.55pt"> <td style="width:227.7pt;border:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;border:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:23.55pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal">Escape</p> </td> <td style="width:227.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-bottom: 1.0pt;border-right:solid black;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;border-right: 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black;mso-border-left-themecolor: text1;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:23.55pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:7;height:24.7pt"> <td style="width:227.7pt;border:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;border:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal">Love</p> </td> <td style="width:227.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-bottom: 1.0pt;border-right:solid black;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;border-right: 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black;mso-border-left-themecolor: text1;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:8;height:24.7pt"> <td style="width:227.7pt;border:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;border:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal">Friendship</p> </td> <td style="width:227.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-bottom: 1.0pt;border-right:solid black;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;border-right: 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black;mso-border-left-themecolor: text1;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:9;height:24.7pt"> <td style="width:227.7pt;border:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;border:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal">Identity</p> </td> <td style="width:227.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-bottom: 1.0pt;border-right:solid black;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;border-right: 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black;mso-border-left-themecolor: text1;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:10;height:24.7pt"> <td style="width:227.7pt;border:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;border:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal">Emotions</p> </td> <td style="width:227.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-bottom: 1.0pt;border-right:solid black;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;border-right: 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black;mso-border-left-themecolor: text1;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:11;height:24.7pt"> <td style="width:227.7pt;border:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;border:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal">Self-control</p> </td> <td style="width:227.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-bottom: 1.0pt;border-right:solid black;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;border-right: 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black;mso-border-left-themecolor: text1;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:12;height:24.7pt"> <td style="width:227.7pt;border:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;border:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal">Being misunderstood</p> </td> <td style="width:227.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-bottom: 1.0pt;border-right:solid black;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;border-right: 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black;mso-border-left-themecolor: text1;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:13;height:24.7pt"> <td style="width:227.7pt;border:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;border:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal">Anger</p> </td> <td style="width:227.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-bottom: 1.0pt;border-right:solid black;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;border-right: 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black;mso-border-left-themecolor: text1;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:14;height:24.7pt"> <td style="width:227.7pt;border:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;border:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal">Violence</p> </td> <td style="width:227.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-bottom: 1.0pt;border-right:solid black;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;border-right: 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black;mso-border-left-themecolor: text1;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:15;height:24.7pt"> <td style="width:227.7pt;border:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;border:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal">Fear</p> </td> <td style="width:227.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-bottom: 1.0pt;border-right:solid black;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;border-right: 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black;mso-border-left-themecolor: text1;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:16;height:24.7pt"> <td style="width:227.7pt;border:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;border:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal">Despair</p> </td> <td style="width:227.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-bottom: 1.0pt;border-right:solid black;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;border-right: 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black;mso-border-left-themecolor: text1;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:24.7pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:17;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:23.55pt"> <td style="width:227.7pt;border:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;border:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor: text1;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:23.55pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal">Monster</p> </td> <td style="width:227.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;border-bottom: 1.0pt;border-right:solid black;mso-border-right-themecolor:text1;border-right: 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid black;mso-border-top-themecolor:text1; mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black;mso-border-left-themecolor: text1;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black;mso-border-themecolor: text1;mso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:23.55pt" valign="top" width="228"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>thatmegathinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15160473594982164693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732090700298676719.post-17351714328185310922011-05-09T16:01:00.002-07:002011-05-09T16:02:48.885-07:00Bukowski for Poetry UnitI know that most people wouldn't think to include Bukowski, especially not poetry purists, but this has long been one of my most favorite poems. I think/hope it could be inspirational for the students.<br /><br /> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal">The Laughing Heart</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">By Charles Bukowski</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">your life is your life<br />don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.<br />be on the watch.<br />there are ways out.<br />there is a light somewhere.<br />it may not be much light but<br />it beats the darkness.<br />be on the watch.<br />the gods will offer you chances.<br />know them.<br />take them.<br />you can’t beat death but<br />you can beat death in life, sometimes.<br />and the more often you learn to do it,<br />the more light there will be.<br />your life is your life.<br />know it while you have it.<br />you are marvelous<br />the gods wait to delight<br />in you.</p>thatmegathinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15160473594982164693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732090700298676719.post-55762105157171504802011-05-09T16:01:00.001-07:002011-05-09T16:01:39.244-07:00Starter for the Poetry UnitA poet Laureate to start the unit!<br /><br /> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal">Introduction to Poetry</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">By Billy Collins</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">I ask them to take a poem </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">and hold it up to the light </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">like a color slide</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">or press an ear against its hive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">I say drop a mouse into a poem </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">and watch him probe his way out,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">or walk inside the poem's room </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">and feel the walls for a light switch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">I want them to waterski </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">across the surface of a poem </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">waving at the author's name on the shore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">But all they want to do </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">is tie the poem to a chair with rope </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">and torture a confession out of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">They begin beating it with a hose </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">to find out what it really means.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>thatmegathinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15160473594982164693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732090700298676719.post-50828366741941905882011-05-09T16:00:00.000-07:002011-05-09T16:01:10.330-07:00Cummings Poem for Poetry Unit<style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">By e.e. cummings</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">somewhere i have never travelled,</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">gladly beyond any experience,your eyes have their silence: </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">in your most frail gesture are things which enclose me, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">or which i cannot touch because they are too near<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">your slightest look easily will unclose me </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">though i have closed myself as fingers, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">you open always petal by petal myself as Spring opens (touching skilfully,mysteriously)her first rose<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">or if your wish be to close me, i and </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">my life will shut very beautifully ,suddenly, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">as when the heart of this flower imagines </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">the snow carefully everywhere descending;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">nothing which we are to perceive in this world equals the power of your intense fragility:whose texture </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">compels me with the color of its countries, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">rendering death and forever with each breathing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">(i do not know what it is about you that closes </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">and opens;only something in me understands </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses) </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">nobody,not even the rain,has such small hands</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>thatmegathinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15160473594982164693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732090700298676719.post-26882311139834605632011-05-09T15:59:00.002-07:002011-05-09T16:00:45.821-07:00Frost Poem for Poetry UnitI figure that I should include at least one and not the old "Two Roads Diverged in a Wood. . ." chestnut. Thoughts? <br /><br /> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">Out, Out—</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">By Robert Frost</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">The buzz-saw snarled and rattled in the yard </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">And made dust and dropped stove-length sticks of wood, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Sweet-scented stuff when the breeze drew across it. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">And from there those that lifted eyes could count </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Five mountain ranges one behind the other </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Under the sunset far into Vermont. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">And the saw snarled and rattled, snarled and rattled, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">As it ran light, or had to bear a load. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">And nothing happened: day was all but done. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Call it a day, I wish they might have said </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">To please the boy by giving him the half hour </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">That a boy counts so much when saved from work. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">His sister stood beside them in her apron </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">To tell them "Supper." At the word, the saw, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">As if to prove saws knew what supper meant, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Leaped out at the boy's hand, or seemed to leap— </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">He must have given the hand. However it was, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Neither refused the meeting. But the hand! </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">The boy's first outcry was a rueful laugh, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">As he swung toward them holding up the hand </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Half in appeal, but half as if to keep </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">The life from spilling. Then the boy saw all— </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Since he was old enough to know, big boy </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Doing a man's work, though a child at heart— </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">He saw all spoiled. "Don't let him cut my hand off— </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">The doctor, when he comes. Don't let him, sister!" </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">So. But the hand was gone already.<br />The doctor put him in the dark of ether. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">He lay and puffed his lips out with his breath. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">And then—the watcher at his pulse took fright. No one believed. They listened at his heart. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Little—less—nothing!—and that ended it. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">No more to build on there. And they, since they </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>thatmegathinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15160473594982164693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732090700298676719.post-83146576488997575152011-05-09T15:59:00.001-07:002011-05-09T15:59:45.359-07:00Auden Poem for Poetry Unit<style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">As I Walked Out One Evening </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">By W.H. Auden</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">As I walked out one evening,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Walking down Bristol Street, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">The crowds upon the pavement<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Were fields of harvest wheat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">And down by the brimming river<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I heard a lover sing </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Under an arch of the railway:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>' Love has no ending.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">'I'll love you, dear, I'll love you</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Till China and Africa meet, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">And the river jumps over the mountain<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And the salmon sing in the street,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">'I'll love you till the ocean<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Is folded and hung up to dry </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">And the seven stars go squawking<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Like geese about the sky.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">'The years shall run like rabbits,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>For in my arms I hold </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">The Flower of the Ages,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And the first love of the world.'<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">But all the clocks in the city<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Began to whirr and chime: </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">'O let not Time deceive you,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>You cannot conquer Time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">'In the burrows of the Nightmare<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Where Justice naked is, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Time watches from the shadow<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And coughs when you would kiss.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">'In headaches and in worry<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Vaguely life leaks away, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">And Time will have his fancy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>To-morrow or to-day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">'Into many a green valley<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Drifts the appalling snow; </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Time breaks the threaded dances<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And the diver's brilliant bow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">'O plunge your hands in water,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Plunge them in up to the wrist; </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Stare, stare in the basin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And wonder what you've missed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">'The glacier knocks in the cupboard,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The desert sighs in the bed, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">And the crack in the tea-cup opens<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>A lane to the land of the dead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">'Where the beggars raffle the banknotes<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And the Giant is enchanting to Jack, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">And the Lily-white Boy is a Roarer,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And Jill goes down on her back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">'O look, look in the mirror,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>O look in your distress: </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Life remains a blessing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Although you cannot bless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">'O stand, stand at the window<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As the tears scald and start; </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">You shall love your crooked neighbour<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>With your crooked heart.'<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">It was late, late in the evening,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The lovers they were gone; </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">The clocks had ceased their chiming,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And the deep river ran on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>thatmegathinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15160473594982164693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732090700298676719.post-36508689735976898722011-05-09T15:56:00.000-07:002011-05-09T15:59:16.181-07:00Angelou Poem for Poetry Unit<style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;</style><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">Still I Rise </span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">By Maya Angelou</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">You may write me down in history </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">With your bitter, twisted lies, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">You may trod me in the very dirt </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">But still, like dust, I'll rise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Does my sassiness upset you? </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Why are you beset with gloom? </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Pumping in my living room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Just like moons and like suns, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">With the certainty of tides, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Just like hopes springing high, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Still I'll rise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Did you want to see me broken? </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Bowed head and lowered eyes? </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Shoulders falling down like teardrops, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Weakened by my soulful cries?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Does my haughtiness offend you? </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Don't you take it awful hard </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Diggin' in my own backyard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">You may shoot me with your words, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">You may cut me with your eyes, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">You may kill me with your hatefulness, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">But still, like air, I'll rise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Does my sexiness upset you? Does it come as a surprise </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">That I dance like I've got diamonds </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">At the meeting of my thighs?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Out of the huts of history's shame </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">I rise </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Up from a past that's rooted in pain </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">I rise </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Leaving behind nights of terror and fear </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">I rise </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">I rise </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">I am the dream and the hope of the slave. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">I rise </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">I rise </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt; margin-left:0in;tab-stops:45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Courier">I rise.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>thatmegathinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15160473594982164693noreply@blogger.com0