Fading life and sea images in a reflective verse
The poem contemplates death and continuity with nature. The speaker compares life to the ocean and Tampa’s shore, noting fragrance of life after death and the return to calm after trouble. It evokes fragility, renewal, and enduring peace beyond mortal end.
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Tampa
Lost in a Snow bound Wilderness a New Year's Tale
A narrator recalls wandering with a dying horse in a Northern Michigan pine forest during a blizzard. After hours of peril and fading hope, Alexis reappears via a rescuer and carries her to safety at Dr Jones's cabin. Six years later she and Alexis share life with their child, reflecting on lost love and newfound happiness.
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Michigan
New York
Pere Marquette
Noupecago River
House of Death
Dr. Jones
Pine Forest
Alexis
Alicia
Dobbin
Michigan Pine-Forest
Tigeriah
Angel
Villian
Mary
Papa
Shamoy Skins Descend From Sheep Skins Not Cha moois
The article explains shamoy skins come from fresh sheep skins split and processed through lime-water or mild acid, multiple oilings with fish oil, and repeated beating. After drying they are washed in potash to remove remaining oil, yielding the daily use shampy skin.
Largest gland riddle ends with a career turn
A Chicago professor asks which is the largest gland. A student answers England, prompting the professor to gently suggest the student consider a career in the minstrel show or the army.
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Chicago
England