The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour
by Edgar Allan Poe
The happiest day - the happiest hour
My sear'd and blighted heart hath known,
The highest hope of pride and power,
I feel hath flown.
Of power! said I? yes! such I ween;
But they have vanish'd long, alas!
The visions of my youth have been -
But let them pass.
And, pride, what have I now with thee?
Another brow may even inherit
The venom thou hast pour'd on me
Be still, my spirit!
The happiest day - the happiest hour
Mine eyes shall see - have ever seen,
The brightest glance of pride and power,
I feel - have been:
But were that hope of pride and power
Now offer'd with the pain
Even then I felt - that brightest hour
I would not live again:
For on its wing was dark alloy,
And, as it flutter'd - fell
An essence - powerful to destroy
A soul that knew it well.
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This wonderful little book is translated from the French. I tells the story of people's secret lives. Paloma, a precocious twelve-year-old and Madame Michel, the concierge of the apartment building where she lives, live secret lives of intelligence and wit surrounded by lesser mortals. They are exposed by Monsieur Ozu, and new inhabitant of the building and an extremely perceptive man. The story is charming and witty, the sort of character exposition that requires very little in the way of plot to advance the story. I've only half finished, so there's still a sense of discovery for me. Great reading.
My daughter's high school sent a letter around explaining that she is now in a "failing" school. Under the provisions of NCLB, a school must show at least 7.5% improvement over last year's scores. Presumably, they must score 7.5% better every year until 100% of their students are above average.
Huh?
Does anybody understand how this is supposed to work?
I'm pretty cynical about the whole thing. But then I've always had a poor attitude toward high school.
what, exactly, am I supposed to do when people at work start showing me pictures of monkeys?
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