tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post550674460043004834..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: TheYellow PathAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-38237017309788075982017-06-12T06:53:03.511-04:002017-06-12T06:53:03.511-04:00I like that poem too, and it resonates more today ...I like that poem too, and it resonates more today than ever. I like his wife's book "Frankenstein" too. They would have been an interesting couple to spend a weekend with.Garceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-39545093228951412662017-06-12T06:50:59.336-04:002017-06-12T06:50:59.336-04:00Hi Lisabet!
Thanks for reading it. Here's to...Hi Lisabet!<br /><br />Thanks for reading it. Here's to the road!<br />Garceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-1663743223392089882017-06-10T00:38:31.757-04:002017-06-10T00:38:31.757-04:00"A civilization has its many incarnations.&qu..."A civilization has its many incarnations." <br /><br />I still get chills when I read Shelley's "Ozymandias" that ends:<br /><br />"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:<br />Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"<br />Nothing beside remains. Round the decay<br />Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare<br />The lone and level sands stretch far away.'<br /><br />My one stint as a teacher was the summer after my junior year in college, when I was a teaching assistant at a summer school for (rich) advanced high school students. The part I remember best (apart from late-night partying with the other TAs at the Outing Club cabin) was giving my students "Ozymandias" to analyze and discuss. <br /> Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-32158467502579659112017-06-07T01:10:13.601-04:002017-06-07T01:10:13.601-04:00"Though my road years ended decades ago, I’m ..."Though my road years ended decades ago, I’m still living on the road, evident of the things I can carry in my pocket." <br /><br />Are we not all still on the road?<br /><br />Lovely meditation, and still on topic.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.com