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The title of this poem is Resurgam:
“Fallen! Thou Cloth of fragrant loveliness!
Pressed by April’s heavy showers to earth’s warm bosom,
To be mingled soon with her fertile mold and
By the alchemy of Him who made thee
To be recreated!
Thou shalt come forth again, and lovelier still shalt be
Because thou wast fallen, pressed and changed
By His great hand.”
It is supposed that the word resurgam means to resurge or to resurrect. At this season that word has some special significance. I wonder why we do not celebrate Resurrection Day rather than Easter. The first would be a Christian Holy Day, the latter is definitely pagan; a name derived from the goddess of fertility, or goddess of spring. There has been a movement started to try to stabilize this Christian holiday, because of the Jewish Passover they have run into some snags. More power to ’em.
And how about this ecology bit? I have to agree that steel towers and lines stretched in between does little to improve the scene, but, how are we going to enjoy the benefits of electricity if there is no way to bring it into our homes? Could the power lines be put underground? Would that lessen the static? I do not approve of monopolies and the power they can acquire, but who can furnish these utilities locally? I’m afraid I don’t know the answer, does anyone. I think it was Longfellow who wrote, ‘life is checked shade and sunshine.’ We’ve all heard the phrase, ‘the bitter comes with the sweet’ etc. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if it were possible to broadcast electricity as is now being done
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