Robert Burns, a poor man, an educated man, and a ladies’ man, is representative of Scotland, much like whisky, haggis, bagpipes, and kilts. He lived a life shortened by rheumatic heart disease, 1759-1796, but his life journey through poverty, informal education, disappointed love, nationalism, a…

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Ode: to the King of Africa

Across her oceans-skies,

To Africa’s abodes,
From where the individual in relationship calls
Man has journeyed to and fro, today alone!

From lands of northerly and south,

From seas of westerly and east,
Against the winds of paradise
And val…

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Part One

In Winter’s region appeared the Christ,
With thorns and honor and frosted light.
For individual months, same Job I cried,
As visions came same agitated tides.

By providence biblical rhyme
They came, digit by one, forthcoming time.

His assistance was…

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