The Darkling Thrush By Thomas Hardy I leant upon a coppice gate When Frost was spectre-grey, And Winter's dregs made desolate The weakening eye of day. The tangled bine-stems scored the sky...
The Darkling Thrush
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Poetry
Autumn by John Keats Poem
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3LnbFbkrDEIF7AV67PDKJo?si=j4Gf2YmNTieU2F0ZdtMkHQ Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines...
Be Thankful
Be Thankful Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire.If you did, what would there be to look forward to? Be thankful when you don’t know something,for it gives you the opportunity to learn. Be thankful for the difficult times.During those times...
Invictus by William Ernest Henley
"Invictus" is a short poem by English poet William Ernest Henley. Henley wrote it in 1875, and in 1888 he published it in his first volume of poems, Book of Verses, in the section titled "Life and Death". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3R44yPBr6w INVICTUS 👏🙏 Out of...
June’s Coming by John Burroughs
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5afq2wRwT7tzbrnVl4QJxw?si=cWmIuW5MQWiw3djKT4XZSQ Now have come the shining daysWhen field and wood are robed anew,And o'er the world a silver hazeMingles the emerald with the blue. Summer now doth clothe the landIn garments free from...
Cant by Edgar Albert Guest
https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/4B2eDv6kyTb Can't is the worst word that's written or spoken;Doing more harm here than slander and lies;On it is many a strong spirit broken,And with it many a good purpose dies.It springs from the lips of the thoughtless each...
The Owl and the Pussy Cat by Edward Lear
The Owl and The Pussy Cat The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat, They took some honey, and plenty of money, Wrapped up in a five-pound note. The Owl looked up to the stars above, And...
World Book Day Celebrations
Celebrate World Book Day 2025 with Emerald Book Club! World Book Day 2025 is just around the corner, and Emerald Book Club is excited to bring you a full day of literary fun on March 6th! This year, we are celebrating with engaging activities across multiple...
Absalom And Achitophel
Poem by John Dryden Absalom And Achitophel In pious times, ere priest-craft did begin, Before polygamy was made a sin; When man, on many, multipli'd his kind, Ere one to one was cursedly confin'd: When Nature prompted, and no Law deni'd Promiscuous use of concubine...