(21 Jan 1924) by Bertolt Brecht The road to hell is paved with good intentions and for the past two years I have saved this cantata so that I could post it on the centenary of Lenin’s death. That was yesterday – I missed it. Never mind, better late than never.1.The day Lenin passed awayAContinue reading “Cantata on the Day of Lenin’s Death”
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All the World’s a Stage
by William Shakespeare All the world’s a stage,And all the men and women merely players;They have their exits and their entrances,And one man in his life plays many parts,His acts being seven stages. At first, the infant,Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms.Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchelAnd shining morning face, creeping like aContinue reading “All the World’s a Stage”
A soldier’s farewell to his old mother
As long as there have been stories there have been storytellers. Even if the story is just about hunting a bear. Back in prehistory somebody had to tell the tribe about the bravery of the hunters who faced the fury of a giant animal who could rip you open with a slash of its claws.Continue reading “A soldier’s farewell to his old mother”
Robin's Nest 