Month: July 2017
21st July – On This Day In History
Born:
1899 Ernest Hemingway (Nobel prize winning author)
Died:
1796 Robert Burns (Scottish poet)
On This Day:
1884 First Test Cricket match played at Lords
Have a good Friday, 21st July
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A Fiddler In The North
Amang the trees, where humming bees,
At buds and flowers were hinging, O,
Auld Caledon drew out her drone,
And to her pipe was singing, O:
‘Twas Pibroch, Sang, Strathspeys, and Reels,
She dirl’d them aff fu’ clearly, O:
When there cam’ a yell o’ foreign squeels,
That dang her tapsalteerie, O.
Their capon craws an’ queer “ha, ha’s,”
They made our lugs grow eerie, O;
The hungry bike did scrape and fyke,
Till we were wae and weary, O:
But a royal ghaist, wha ance was cas’d,
A prisoner, aughteen year awa’,
He fir’d a Fiddler in the North,
That dang them tapsalteerie, O.
– Robert Burns
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20th July – On This Day In History
Born:
356 Alexander The Great (Macedonian king and military leader)
Died:
1973 Bruce Lee (martial arts actor)
On This Day:
1956 France recognises the independence of Tunisia
Have a good Thursday, 20th July
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A Friend In Nature
I’ve found a friend in nature
although nature could turn on me
if i’m out and about in a storm
and its lightning strikes me
if a tidal wave sweeps me far out to sea
or a poisonous snake takes a bite of me
if a tornado twirls me high into the sky
yes, the irony is that nature which
i find so enchanting
could one day cause my demise
– Faith Elizabeth Brigham
19th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1947 Brian May (rock guitarist – Queen)
Died:
2013 Phil Woosnam (footballer & manager)
On This Day:
1969 Apollo 11 goes into moon orbit
Have a good Wednesday, 19th July
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Beauty In Nature
Theres a poem in every flower,
a sonnet in every tree,
a tale in every lifetime
its just for you to see…
theres a lyric in every brook
as it rushes over rocks,
theres an ode in every nuance,
as loves wonder unlocks,
theres rhythm in every sound,
every beating of a heart,
theres poetry in every union
and every couple who are apart
and just as there is wonder
in every new life created
there is sadness and regret,
for the unsaid and unfeted
just listen for the music
that your ears cannot hear,
just strain yourself for the melody
thats so far and yet so near
the wonder of the creator,
the magic of the divine
is there to feel, for all of us,
to soon be yours and mine
– Arti Chopra
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18th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1918 Nelson Mandela (statesman)
Died:
1817 Jane Austen (author)
On This Day:
2013 The City of Detroit files for bankruptcy ($18.5 billion!)
Have a good Tuesday, 18th July
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