I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again,.

I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again,.

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.

Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.

And history with all her volumes vast,
Hath but one page.

And history with all her volumes vast,
Hath but one page.

Nothing is built on stone; all is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone.

Nothing is built on stone; all is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone.

The limit is about 300 words. Kipling's "Recessional" really did something to England when it was published. It helped them read more

The limit is about 300 words. Kipling's "Recessional" really did something to England when it was published. It helped them through a bad time. Let me know if you find any great poems lying around.

History is more or less bunk.

History is more or less bunk.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it

The people of Crete unfortunately make more history than they can consume locally.

The people of Crete unfortunately make more history than they can consume locally.