September 1, 1939
W. H. Auden, 1907 - 1973

I sit in one of the dives ( Read more... )

Via arianhwyvar:

In the room the players come and go
Talking of their scores on Halo.

Really, the subject is self-explanatory. I was just astonished to receive a spam the subject line of which is one of my favorite lines from one of my favorite chunks of poem: "And surprise my soul once more."

So I present to you an excerpt of The Morning Song of "Senlin" by Conrad Aiken:It is morning, I awake from a bed of silence ( Read more... )