Posted Thursday morning, July 13, 2017.
Yesterday was Thoreau’s 200th Birthday.
Henry Thoreau gave up his scandalous life
To live among the sand cranes and the ants.
He was a little afraid of women, but he
Kept company with his handsome language.
His cold look made many men uneasy.
He would know each spring day which blossom
Would boldly open; he kept track of that.
Mostly, he lived extravagantly alone.---- “How Thoreau Lived” by Robert Bly.
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