August

“Are you he who would assume a place to teach or to be a poet here in the States? The place is august, the terms obdurate.”

—Walt Whitman

3 Responses to August

  1. Steve says:

    “I say to my people that they are holy, that they are august, despite their chains”

    Patrick Pearse

    Another good one by old Will Shakepeare if I have it right…

    You sunburned sickle-men of August weary
    Come from the furrow and be merry

  2. Bob Forrant says:

    Crap it’s August. Time for the Red Sox to tank.

    Saidmmany summers by my dad, Al, a devoted fan who never saw them win it all!