Dictionary Poems

And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country. Discuss John F. Kennedy

When day is done I steal away To fold my hands in rest,And of my hours this moment grey I love the best;So quietly I sit alone And wait for evenfall,When in the dusk doves sweetly moan And crickets call. With heart of humble gratitude How it is good to bide,And know the joy of … Continued

Drunk or sober Uncle Jim Played the boy;Never glum or sour or grim, Oozin’ joy.Most folks thought he was no good, Blamin’ him;But where kiddies were, you could Bank on Jim. Sure he allus hated work, Lovin’ play.Jest a good fer nuthin’ jerk, Lots would say.Yet how the children fell for him, Whooped with glee:Guys … Continued

In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you. Discuss Leo Tolstoy

A refined simplicity is the characteristic of all high bred deportment, in every country, and a considerate humanity should be the aim of all beneath it. Discuss James Fenimore Cooper

Take care of the sense and the sounds will take care of themselves. Discuss Lewis Carroll

Life’s more amusing than we thought. Discuss Andrew Lang

A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use. Discuss Washington Irving

And of all plagues with which mankind are curst, Ecclesiastic tyranny’s the worst. Discuss Daniel Defoe

Nothing is more humiliating than to see idiots succeed in enterprises we have failed in. Discuss Gustave Flaubert