Summoning artists to participate In the august occasions of the state Seems something artists ought to celebrate. - Robert Frost

If, as they say, some dust thrown in my eyes Will keep my talk from getting overwise, I'm not the one for putting off the proof. Let it be overwhelming, off a roof And round a corner, blizzard snow for dust, And blind me to a standstill if it must.

She drew back; he was calm "It is this that had the power," And he lashed his open palm With the tender-headed flower.

I only hope that when I am free,
as they are free to go in quest,
of the knowledge beyond the bounds of life,
it may not seem better to me to rest.