"The true criterion of the practical, therefore, is not whether the latter can keep intact the wrong or foolish; rather is it whether the scheme has vitality enough to leave the stagnant waters of the old, and build, as well as sustain, new life." -- Emma Goldman
As I was hanging in the tree,Tranquility
A little birdy spotted me
"Foolish thing, so plain to see,
I'll make a munch-crunch snack of thee!"
But birdies are an impulsive lot.
They never have much time for thought.
If he hadn't been so hot-to-trot...
He'd not be for our dinner caught!
The quiet forest
And the bustle of the Nest:
Home, tranquility
The second story in N. K. Jemisin's anthology How Long 'Til Black Future Month? , "The City Born Great," is an exciting ta...
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