Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Great Regulars: She avers that she had been thinking

about "the last letter written me" by a young man, whom she describes as "that estranged young soul."

It turns out that Julia married the old man, with whom she has just quarreled, to cover up the fact that this "estranged young soul" had impregnated her and then deserted her. Had she admitted to the old man her true reason for becoming his wife? She allows the listener only to speculate.

from Linda Sue Grimes: Suite101.com: Edgar Lee Masters' Julia Miller

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As the speaker continues to address the peak, it becomes evident that he is addressing God as well. Fully cognizant that everything is endowed with the essences of its Maker, the speaker conveys his understanding in every utterance: "Thy palace I approached by woodsy road;/Where on both sides there stood/Thy columned trees."

The reverence with which he addresses the peak's forest reflects the reverence he holds in his heart for the Divine Creator.

from Linda Sue Grimes: Suite101.com: Yogananda's Paupack's Peak

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