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kah454 #187280 10/13/09 10:49 PM
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we woke up to a couple of inches of wet, white stuff today. still some around, up here on the higher elevation. not ready for snow cover yet, please.


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We had five inches here on Saturday morning.
Our leaves on trees nowhere as magnificent as yours, but
they are sometimes nice too look at in places if not covered
in snow. Too early for sure.


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LukeJavan8 #187292 10/14/09 11:25 AM
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Some say that premature snowfall predicts a mild winter.

SNOW DUST

The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree

Has given me
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued. ---------- Robert Frost (1874-19630)

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great poem. thanks for sharing!


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Frost is a favorite of mine as well.
(Tho' I still don't like snow all that much.)

Hemlock?
Reminds me Edgar A. Poe was "reburied" last week.

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LukeJavan8 #187317 10/15/09 07:57 AM
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Do you refer to E.A.Poe for hemlock as a possible cause of death, or to the last passage in this rather obscure piece of writing by Poe?
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'Numerous other causes of death have been proposed.
More recently, credible evidence that Poe's death resulted from rabies has been presented.
On October 10, 2009, Poe received a "do-over" funeral where "actors portraying Poe's contemporaries and other long-dead writers and artists payed their respects, reading eulogies adapted from their writings about Poe". The funeral included a replica of Poe's casket and wax cadaver.' (wiki)

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The hemlock reminded me of Socrates, wasn't it?
I'm a fan of Poe, but this one was new to me. Thanks.


Also (regarding his funeral) only about 10 people were at the
first funeral, as it was not announced at the time.

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LukeJavan8 #187331 10/16/09 01:23 AM
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only about 10 people were at the
first funeral, as it was not announced at the time.

Really? I didn't know that. How come?

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