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"In the Quran, there is no chapter, or Sura, titled al-‘Aaed—a word that means the returnee..." (via @joyellemcs)

"The arts they sought are but injurious." --Mooney's Hosidius Geta

Museum poem in alliterative meter.

"Three Visitors

Mist on moonspill as midnight nears.
Adrift but not dreaming our drowsy son
is covered and kissed. At the kitchen door
our old basset is barking; coyotes out back
are standing like statues down by the dogwoods.
Across the crystal of crusted snow,
they search for stragglers to startle and chase.
Their vigil reveals no victims this night.

Trash would be trouble; they trot away
unbothered by bloodthroated growling and baying.
No star distracts their stealthy march.
As the highway hums they howl through the calm,
then savor new scents that spice their path
in this world awash in wonder and wrath."

--A. M. Juster

Jusqu’ici tout va bien.