Friday, November 26, 2010

The secret club

One of the most delightful things about memorizing poems is when you encounter poems you have memorized in other contexts. There is a flash of quizzical recognition, "Hey, that sounds familiar! Why?" and a happy realization. "They know the same poem I do!" It's like being in a secret club. This editorial discusses the poem I memorized last December. She enjoys reciting it this time of year as much as I do.

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