Bringing a Fir Straight Down.Bringing a Fir Straight Down Hugh Ogden Higganum Hill Books PO Box 666, Higganum, CT 06441 c/o Independent Publishers Group (dist.) 0974115835 $12.95 www.ipgbook.com Bringing a Fir Straight Down is an anthology of free-verse poetry. Opening with verses that respond to the September 11th attacks On September 11, 2001, in the deadliest case of domestic Terrorism in the history of the United States, a group of 19 terrorists hijacked four U.S. airliners for use as missiles against targets in New York City and Washington, D.C. and the war in Iraq, Bringing a Fir Straight Down progresses to an understanding of the forests, the natural world, and how human respect for the wild lands can bring a transformation of dignity and spiritual renewal to sustain dignity when confronted with terror and chaos. A moving and emotionally profound testimony that extols the greatness of the world beyond the self and the realm of man-made things. "For Barbara, On The Death Of Her Horse": Earth, we gave you footpaths and walked / beside / the mountain. We bridled our dreams // and they fell; the ground lay / heavy / with bones. Then Barbara came // and the morning. She placed a wild / iris / on the ear of Ginger ginger, common name for members of the Zingiberaceae, a family of tropical and subtropical perennial herbs, chiefly of Indomalaysia. The aromatic oils of many are used in making condiments, perfumes, and medicines, especially stimulants and preparations to ease who had returned // to you, the magpies cackling cack·le v. cack·led, cack·ling, cack·les v.intr. 1. To make the shrill cry characteristic of a hen after laying an egg. 2. To laugh or talk in a shrill manner. v.tr. , / not yet / plunging for her eyes. She knelt knelt v. A past tense and a past participle of kneel. knelt Verb the past of kneel knelt kneel // and put a hand on her white forehead forehead /fore·head/ (-hed) frons; the part of the face above the eyes. fore·head n. The part of the face between the eyebrows, the normal hairline, and the temples. Also called brow. / and you / cradled her when she heard hoofbeats. |
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