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Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of
universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I
reach my hands and play with pebbles of
destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs
reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive
in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
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Take It Where You Find It
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
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Simply amazing, these are life’s important moments. Once shared similar moments with my son, as we backpacked the high sierra’s destination was from Squaw Valley Ski Resort, to Grouse Ridge, maybe thirty miles.
Small lakes teaming with trout, lazy days, on trail. Recall meeting and retreating from the largest timber rattler I’ve ever seen. Coiled he stood two ft tall, was almost black in his natural color.
The lite wind pushed the brush, to rattle, but the rattlers buzz was magnified, we watched, when he tired of us he crawled off to sun himself away from us pesky people.
The clouds, the stars were magic. My son often references that great adventure. He’s planning someday to take his two boys now, 7 and 13 on that very trail.
We hiked up, the face of Squaw Valley,,,,,,,these days, one simply takes the tram up to the top.
VI
What a gorgeous piece of video, thanks for posting.
Never seen anything like that before! Your video selections are the absolute best.
Spent a few years on flying status as an enlisted crew member in the US Air Force and a number of years flying cross country as part of my employment. When in the clouds I often wondered if there were creatures (likely microscopic) that lived (very short lives) in the clouds. The clouds themselves often seemed to be alive and maybe teeming with life.
Thanks for the video as the clouds once again seemed be alive.
RileyD, nwJ