November 2010
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October 2010
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I just want to get into my car and drive until I...
The Hippopotamus by T.S. Eliot
HE broad-backed hippopotamusRests on his belly in the mud;Although he seems so firm to usHe is merely flesh and blood. Flesh-and-blood is weak and frail,Susceptible to nervous shock;While the True Church can never failFor it is based upon a rock. The hippo’s feeble steps may errIn compassing material ends,While the True Church need never stirTo gather in its dividends. The...