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Today is Assumption of Mary. Although I only have little connection to the big world religions – and as I live and grew up in the protestant North of Germany even less so to the Catholic belief, the Marian cult always fascinated me. 706 more words
I’ve been thinking about didactic poetry. To be honest, I don’t even know if this is an official category, but it seems to me that a lot of poetry teaches you something, or is intended to have a moral lesson. 494 more words
141 more wordsThere is an old custom, almost dead now. It is only in hidden and unfrequented spots that it still survives – I mean ‘the wading of the sun.’ It was common enough thirty years ago.
“March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.”
At this time of year, my parents always quoted this old chestnut, no doubt learned from their parents before them. 579 more words
