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I know it's mostly myth, but once a year I suspend disbelief. (Original Post)
Croney
Apr 2021
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Sanity Claws
(21,841 posts)1. I had to learn that poem in grade school
and hadn't heard again until now.
I had forgotten most of it!
Croney
(4,657 posts)2. I memorized the first third when I was a kid,
long before I moved to Middlesex County where I'm surrounded by that history. I wish I'd learned the whole thing; what a party trick! I've tried but just can't get into it again. I do still bore people with the first third, but only on this date.
lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)4. Well, when I was a kid
I memorized about 3/4 of "The Face on the Barroom Floor." Actually, my dad used to recite it when he was drunk, making a big display with gestures and his voice. So I learned it by osmosis.
Croney
(4,657 posts)5. So interesting! Thank you.
lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)3. I thought the presentation
was riveting and beautiful. I just sent it to my son, suggesting that he watch it with my 9 year old granddaughter. Don't know if he will or not, but I thought it was worth a try.
Thanks for posting.