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[_Barry]

Invictus

BY WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.

[NightHawk999]

The Hand That Signed The Paper

"
The hand that signed the paper felled a city;

Five sovereign fingers taxed the breath,

Doubled the globe of dead and halved a country;

These five kings did a king to death.

The mighty hand leads to a sloping shoulder,

The finger joints are cramped with chalk;

A goose’s quill has put an end to murder

That put an end to talk.

The hand that signed the treaty bred a fever,

And famine grew, and locusts came;

Great is the hand that holds dominion over

Man by a scribbled name.

The five kings count the dead but do not soften

The crusted wound nor pat the brow;

A hand rules pity as a hand rules heaven;

Hands have no tears to flow."

Dylan Thomas

Robert McNamara - The Hand that Signed the Paper

FOG OF WAR

(if you have not seen this documentary, HIGHLY reccommend it, watch free here):

Fog Of War – Eleven Lessons From The Life Of Robert McNamara

Fog Of War - Eleven Lessons From The Life Of Robert McNamara

[_Barry]

Just a re-share here from another thread, but seems appropriate . . .

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (Official Music Video)

[_Barry]

Oh yes, another re-share from the early 60s, before I was drafted.

The Draft Dodger Rag

[NightHawk999]

"Because I could not stop for Death

BY EMILY DICKINSON

Because I could not stop for Death –

He kindly stopped for me –

The Carriage held but just Ourselves –

And Immortality.

We slowly drove – He knew no haste

And I had put away

My labor and my leisure too,

For His Civility –

We passed the School, where Children strove

At Recess – in the Ring –

We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain –

We passed the Setting Sun –

Or rather – He passed Us –

The Dews drew quivering and Chill –

For only Gossamer, my Gown –

My Tippet – only Tulle –

We paused before a House that seemed

A Swelling of the Ground –

The Roof was scarcely visible –

The Cornice – in the Ground –

Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yet

Feels shorter than the Day

I first surmised the Horses’ Heads

Were toward Eternity –"

[NightHawk999]

[mbready]

[_Barry]

These book covers of my two favorite books:

[mbready]

@_Barry

This book vibes so well with the quote I have in my desk at work, I’ll post when I get back on Monday!

Couldn’t resist splitting the cost of this one with my mom on audible right away. My mom is taking a flight home and the book is the perfect length. Nothing like vibing out to some Zen and experiencing some motherly Zen love .

[mbready]

Whoops! Made a post under the wrong post. Delete if possible .

[NightHawk999]

@mbready

Whoops! Made a post under the wrong post. Delete if possible

I dont think you can delete, but you can edit the post and delete everything you posted and replace it with another post.

[_Barry]

@mbready

Couldn’t resist splitting the cost of this one with my mom on audible right away. My mom is taking a flight home and the book is the perfect length. Nothing like vibing out to some Zen and experiencing some motherly Zen love .

Funny, the book isn’t really about Zen and it isn’t much about motorcycle maintenance either. It’s an inquiry into values and so much more. The audio book is good, but not as good as the book itself. Still, worse ways to spend time on a plane trip. I’ve read it at least six times and listened to the audio book a few years ago. There are many websites and online groups dedicated to discussing the issues the author brings up. Totally refreshing! The highest quality!

[NightHawk999]

these are so awesome!

[NightHawk999]

(batten down the hatches)

[NightHawk999]

since feeling is first

E E Cummings

"since feeling is first

who pays any attention

to the syntax of things

will never wholly kiss you;

wholly to be a fool

while Spring is in the world

my blood approves,

and kisses are a better fate

than wisdom

lady i swear by all the flowers. Don’t cry

the best gesture of my brain is less than

your eyelids’ flutter which says

we are for each other: then

laugh, leaning back in my arms

for life’s not a paragraph

and death i think is no parenthesis"

[NightHawk999]

(really cool pic)

[_Barry]

Shadow Art

From Kumi Yamashita Studio

[_Barry]

From my friend Peter Makala in Bhutan

[NightHawk999]

@_Barry

Shadow Art

Really Amazing! Very cool!

[NightHawk999]