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Jungle Weather

The tropical air and jungle rain this morning reminded me of mornings on the island of  St. Lucia in the Caribbean, when the sky would open and drench the warm  air and lush countryside. These prose poems were first published in “The Offering,” a literary magazine at UMass Lowell.—PM . Hibiscus…

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Kennedy graves at Arlington Cemetery

As Marie reminds us in the preceding post, today is the anniversary of the burial of Robert F. Kennedy in Arlington National Cemetery. Robert’s grave is just to the south of the “eternal flame” that burns at the burial site of his older brother, John F. Kennedy. Ted Kennedy, who…

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Bobby Kennedy Buried at Arlington

This photograh is from a Time magazine collection offered in memory of the 40th anniversary of his assassination – “Robert F. Kennedy Rediscovered”… here Kennedy is listening to author Teddy White just before taking the stage in California and speaking his last words in public. (Bill Eppridge / Time Life…

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