Good Morning Digital Neighbors! Internet was out at the house for most of the morning, and for whatever reason I generally compose these morning musings on Locals. No colorful commentary today, just the morning quote. Enjoy! Happy Tuesday my Friends!
SONNET TO MORNING
Let me unwrap the gift of this new day
And view its contents as an innocent child
Accepts the world: with eyes that see the way
To sun beyond dark clouds, where skies are mild;
With voice that lifts in prayer, as birds praise dawn;
With hands that touch each miracle, in awe
Of budding leaves or flowers on a lawn
Or furry friends with hoof and horn and paw.
Lead me along a path where I will find
In all the precious hours that stretch before,
The chance to help, to listen, to be kind;
To heal the wounds that make the world heartsore.
Oh, let me fill each second so that I
May greet the day with an appreciative eye. - Sheila Forsyth
Fog over the river... by pasjonatkafoto1
Today marks the three hundred and thirtieth birthday of the Frenchman François-Marie Arouet, better known by his nom de plume, Voltaire (1694-1778).
Born into a bourgeois family during the reign of Louis XIV, the “Sun King” (r. 1643-1715), Voltaire suffered tragedy at a young age when his mother died. Never close with his father or brother, Voltaire exhibited a rebellious attitude toward authority from his youth. His brilliant mind was fostered in the care of the Society of Jesus, who introduced him to the joys of literature and theater. Despite his later criticisms against the Church, Voltaire, throughout his life, fondly recalled his dedicated Jesuit teachers.
Although he spent time as a civil servant in the French embassy to the Hague, Voltaire’s main love was writing—an endeavor where he excelled in various genres, including poetry, which led to his appointment as the royal court poet for King Louis XV. Widely recognized as one of the greatest French writers, and even hyperbolically referred to by ...
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