for the 100th Anniversary
of Finnish Independence 1917-2017
Tell me those stories that cling
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I like the opening simile, Daniel. Are you from Finnish background? Being in Minnesota, that would figure. Or is there another reason you're aware of this anniversary? ... And it strikes me as you ask for one story... true or false that indeed stories have an imlicit wired-into-our-DNA fascination, and separating legend from fact, true from false, can be a surgeon's difficult if not impssible task that may not alter at all the power of the story. The Bible lays stress on eye-witness account, but even so, in the Gospels, e.g., there are variations in the telling. -Glen
very nice to read ur maiden poetry for me