Monday, December 23, 2013

THE JOURNEY OF THE MAGI

""A cold coming we had of it,
Just the worst time of the year
For a journey, and such a long journey:
The was deep and the weather sharp,
The very dead of winter."
And the camels galled, sore-footed, refractory,
Lying down in the melting snow.
There were times we regretted
The summer palaces on slopes, the terraces,
And the silken girls bringing sherbet.
Then the camel men cursing and grumbling
And running away, and wanting their liquor and women,
And the night-fires gong out, and the lack of shelters,
And the cities hostile and the towns unfriendly
And the villages dirty, and charging high prices.:
A hard time we had of it.
At the end we preferred to travel all night,
Sleeping in snatches,
With the voices singing in our ears, saying
That this was all folly."

TS ELIOTT




4 comments:

AnitaNH said...

Hi Steve, Merry Christmas eve to you!
[big kiss]
-Anita

Bulletholes said...

Hi Anita! How are things on the farm up there?

AnitaNH said...

Things are great! You won't believe it but I got a grant to replace my well and my septic system and they also had my house insulated. Absolutely amazing--I feel like I won the lottery!

Bulletholes said...

Man, that is GREAT news! last time I heard, it was looking pretty bleak.
Merry Christmas Nita!