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Sir Christopher Lee Sings and Recites Treebeard’s Song by J. R. R. Tolkein

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Lyric: In the willow-meads of Tasarinan I walked in theSpring.Ah! the sight and the smell of the Spring in Nan-tasarion!And I said that was good.I wandered in Summer in the elm-woods of Ossiriand.Ah! the light and the music in the Summer by theSeven Rivers of Ossir!And I thought that was best.To the beeches of Neldoreth I came in the Autumn.Ah! the gold and the red and the sighing of leaves in theAutumn in Taur-na-neldor!It was more than my desire.To the pine-trees upon the highland of Dorthonion Iclimbed in the Winter.Ah!… Read more Sir Christopher Lee Sings and Recites Treebeard’s Song by J. R. R. Tolkein →

Of White Clover Blossoms and One-Horned Muskopods

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Ah, Wisconsin! Where the landscapes look like patchwork quilts shaken out by gods of earth and sky; and where June is Dairy Month. After the traffic hell that is Chicago, I crossed the border into my home state and pulled over at the first exit for a rest stop. I stretched; my limbs creaked and eased and my knuckles sank into the good Wisconsin turf lipped by the white flowers and fine green disks of our humble Wisconsin clover. White flowers of clover are good refreshment. If you ever find yourself wandering on a dirt pathway… Read more Of White Clover Blossoms and One-Horned Muskopods →