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Keith Buch's avatar

Seeing a wild Peregrine is always special.

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Laurie Vincent's avatar

Tucked away in this essay’s lovely conclusion are references to one of the most stunning poems in the English language: The Second Coming, by William Butler Yeats.

Here are the opening lines & a link to the entire poem. Relish freely:

Turning and turning in the widening gyre

The falcon cannot hear the falconer;

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;

Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world …

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43290/the-second-coming

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Rebecca K. O'Connor's avatar

Haha!! I was joking with a friend that I should have cut that last line in the old adage of "kill your darlings" when you write. I'm so glad someone caught it and enjoyed it. ❤

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Laurie Vincent's avatar

Omg, that would have killed the secret message! Whew, close call. ;)

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Rebecca K. O'Connor's avatar

😆

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