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Charlie "Bird" Parker

by James A. Emanuel

Once Ugly Duckling,
rich plumage grew. Poised, Bird flew.
Flocks followed. Me too.




Quotes of the Day

Woman like silent men, they think they are listening.

• Marcel Achard



Poems of the Day
  • Emily Dickinson
    A little bread - a crust - a crumb
    by Emily Dickinson
    159 A little bread - a crust - a crumb - A little trust - a demijohn - Can keep the soul alive - Not portly, mind! but breathing - warm - Conscious - as old Napoleon, The night before the Crown!