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The Elephant’s Child by Rudyard Kipling

Posted on January 8, 2018 by

Endless campaigns abroad are not something unique to America. I am amazed with Kipling’s brevity and wit. The Elephant’s Child by Rudyard Kipling Just So Stories (1902) I Keep six honest serving-men: (They taught me all I knew) Their names … Continue reading →

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The Lowest Form of Poetry

Posted on September 17, 2017 by

A limerick is a strictly structured device used to deliver appealing nonsense with amazing precision. It has been called, without hostility, the lowest form of poetry. Edward Lear, a master of the limerick, had great influence on Lewis Carroll. Consider … Continue reading →

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Kipling and Long Sentences

Posted on August 30, 2017 by

I try to break down long sentences into short. I do have long sentences but only for variety; short sentences, words and paragraphs are what I try to write. Think Orwell, or better yet, newspaper columnists like Delaplane (internal link). … Continue reading →

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The Cat That Walked By Himself

Posted on June 28, 2017 by

Kipling and his magical run on sentences. Full poem here (external link) From his collection “Just So Stories,” which he also illustrated. Then the Man threw his two boots and his little stone axe (that makes three) at the Cat, … Continue reading →

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