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Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art… Mostly books, poetry and art. Music. Politics once in a while.
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“Behold, the jaws of darkness do devour it up: So quick bright things come to confusion." — William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream #ShakespeareSunday

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Orchestral Suite No. 3 Johannes Sebastian Bach #nowlistening #musicsky #classicalsky youtu.be/pmiUWfBK3tk?...

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I died for Beauty - but was scarce Adjusted in the Tomb When One who died for Truth, was lain In an adjoining Room - He questioned softly "Why I failed"? "For Beauty", I replied - "And I - for Truth - The two are One - We Brethren are", He said - —Emily Dickinson #bookwormsat

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Time has transfigured them into Untruth. The stone fidelity They hardly meant has come to be Their final blazon, and to prove Our almost-instinct almost true: What will survive of us is love. —Philip Larkin, An Arundel Tomb #bookwormsat

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Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world…

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Now Please Don’t You Cry, Beautiful Edith by Roland Kirk Vinyl: Roland Kirk, Now Please Don’t You Cry, Beautiful Edith. Original 1967 Verve release #jazzsky #musicsky

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Begin the Beguine From: Charlie Parker 10”LP South of the Border This piece was composed by Cole Porter during a 1935 Pacific cruise from Indonesia to Fiji. Vinyl: Charlie Parker - The Mercury & Clef 10-Inch LP Collection #jazzsky #musicsky #charlieparker

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Estrellita From: Charlie Parker 10”LP South of the Border This aria-like piece is by Mexican composer Manuel Ponce. The melody is said to have come to Ponce in a burst of romantic inspiration as he beheld his wife. Vinyl: Charlie Parker - Mercury & Clef 10-Inch LP Collection #jazzsky #musicsky

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“How should we like it were stars to burn With a passion for us we could not return? If equal affection cannot be, Let the more loving one be me.” —W.H. Auden Wystan Hugh Auden, born Feb 21, 1907, is one of my favorite poets. I hope you enjoy my reading of his poem. #BornOnThisDay #BookChatWeekly

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Veronica by Elvis Costello Released #OnThisDay in 1989. #songoftheday #musicsky youtu.be/zifeVbK8b-g?...

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Tico Tico From: Charlie Parker 10”LP South of the Border This 1952 album showcases Bird's improvisational style w/Latin tunes. Tico Tico is a Brazilian song popularized by Ethel Smith in the film Bathing Beauty. Vinyl: Charlie Parker - The Mercury & Clef 10-Inch LP Collection #jazzsky #musicsky

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