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A Fourth Of July Wish

by Edgar Albert Guest

Edgar Albert Guest

This is the day when we are great,
And sally forth to celebrate;
When night comes on, God grant that we
Have ears to hear and eyes to see.




Quotes of the Day

Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.
• W. Somerset Maugham


Poems of the Day
  • Arthur Sze
    In your Honor
    by Arthur Sze
    In your honor, a man presents a sea bass tied to a black-lacquered dish by green-spun seaweed. ‘Ah’ is heard throughout the room: you are unsure what is about to happen. You might look through a ...