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After savoring the lyrical photos and musings I regret being unable to squelch my inner proofreader: in the hed, 'eclipsed' sp? (Repeated in the URL, but I doubt that can be fixed gracefully.) —df

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Yeah, moving too fast and posting too quick. (Plus, NOTE TO SELF: Get a copyeditor!) I fixed it in the copy. And we must NEVER SQUELCH our Inner Proofreader. Since he/she/it/they keep linguistic chaos at bay, not to mention to Hounds of Hapless Language Snafu Hell from baying in the background of our deathless prose. Thank thee for the comment!

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As for the Inner, I can only plead that I was born that way. Parkersburg High School journalism teacher Catharine Clark spotted it and made me copy editor of the school paper. The editor went on to a long reporting career at the nyTimes.

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Very meaningful poem loved the tapestry of quotes included

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