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First Date, A Casual Affair

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I can see the breezy dome of groves,       The shadows of Deering's Woods; And the friendships old and the early loves Come back with a Sabbath sound, as of doves       In quiet neighborhoods.             And the verse of that sweet old song,             It flutters and murmurs still:       "A boy's will is the wind's will, And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts."                                                 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow                   ...

Our Town

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              Our Town                                                    (Click on link to hear Iris DeMent) Strange to me now are the forms I meet       When I visit the dear old town; But the native air is pure and sweet, And the trees that o'ershadow each well-known street,       As they balance up and down,             Are singing the beautiful song,             Are sighing and whispering still:       "A boy's will is the wind's will, And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts."               ...