Auguries of Innocence by william blake

To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour.

A robin redbreast in a cage
Puts all heaven in a rage.
A dove-house filled with doves and pigeons
Shudders hell through all its regions.

A dog starved at his master's gate
Predicts the ruin of the state.
A horse misused upon the road
Calls to heaven for human blood.

Each outcry of the hunted hare
A fibre from the brain does tear.
A skylark wounded in the wing,
A cherubim does cease to sing.

The game-cock clipped and armed for fight
Does the rising sun affright.
Every wolf's and lion's howl
Raises from hell a human soul.

The wild deer wandering here and there
Keeps the human soul from care.
The lamb misused breeds public strife,
And yet forgives the butcher's knife.

The bat that flits at close of eve
Has left the brain that won't believe.
The owl that calls upon the night
Speaks the unbeliever's fright.

He who shall hurt the little wren
Shall never be beloved by men.
He who the ox to wrath has moved
Shall never be by woman loved.

The wanton boy that kills the fly
Shall feel the spider's enmity.
He who torments the chafer's sprite
Weaves a bower in endless night.

The caterpillar on the leaf
Repeats to thee thy mother's grief.
Kill not the moth nor butterfly,
For the Last Judgment draweth nigh.

He who shall train the horse to war
Shall never pass the polar bar.
The beggar's dog and widow's cat,
Feed them, and thou wilt grow fat.

The gnat that sings his summer's song
Poison gets from Slander's tongue.
The poison of the snake and newt
Is the sweat of Envy's foot.

The poison of the honey-bee
Is the artist's jealousy.
The prince's robes and beggar's rags
Are toadstools on the miser's bags.

A truth that's told with bad intent
Beats all the lies you can invent.
It is right it should be so:
Man was made for joy and woe;

And when this we rightly know
Through the world we safely go.
Joy and woe are woven fine,
A clothing for the soul divine.

Under every grief and pine
Runs a joy with silken twine.
The babe is more than swaddling bands,
Throughout all these human lands;

Tools were made and born were hands,
Every farmer understands.
Every tear from every eye
Becomes a babe in eternity;

This is caught by females bright
And returned to its own delight.
The bleat, the bark, bellow, and roar
Are waves that beat on heaven's shore.

The babe that weeps the rod beneath
Writes Revenge! in realms of death.
The beggar's rags fluttering in air
Does to rags the heavens tear.

The soldier armed with sword and gun
Palsied strikes the summer's sun.
The poor man's farthing is worth more
Than all the gold on Afric's shore.

One mite wrung from the labourer's hands
Shall buy and sell the miser's lands,
Or if protected from on high
Does that whole nation sell and buy.

He who mocks the infant's faith
Shall be mocked in age and death.
He who shall teach the child to doubt
The rotting grave shall ne'er get out.

He who respects the infant's faith
Triumphs over hell and death.
The child's toys and the old man's reasons
Are the fruits of the two seasons.

The questioner who sits so sly
Shall never know how to reply.
He who replies to words of doubt
Doth put the light of knowledge out.

The strongest poison ever known
Came from Caesar's laurel crown.
Nought can deform the human race
Like to the armour's iron brace.

When gold and gems adorn the plough
To peaceful arts shall Envy bow.
A riddle or the cricket's cry
Is to doubt a fit reply.

The emmet's inch and eagle's mile
Make lame philosophy to smile.
He who doubts from what he sees
Will ne'er believe, do what you please.

If the sun and moon should doubt,
They'd immediately go out.
To be in a passion you good may do,
But no good if a passion is in you.

The whore and gambler, by the state
Licensed, build that nation's fate.
The harlot's cry from street to street
Shall weave old England's winding sheet.

The winner's shout, the loser's curse,
Dance before dead England's hearse.
Every night and every morn
Some to misery are born.

Every morn and every night
Some are born to sweet delight.
Some are born to sweet delight,
Some are born to endless night.

We are led to believe a lie
When we see not through the eye
Which was born in a night to perish in a night,
When the soul slept in beams of light.

God appears, and God is light
To those poor souls who dwell in night,
But does a human form display
To those who dwell in realms of day.

wines 27.07.2007

these are the wines that i would like to taste.

$31.00 summers winery charbono 2005 (villa andriana wineyard, napa valley)
$23.99 kostantin d. frank & sons vinifera wine cellars rkatsitelli 2006 (finger lakes)
$22.99 mahoney vineyards vermentino 2006 (las brisas vineyard, carneros)
$18.99 l'ecole no. 41 "bottle fermented" semillion 2003 (columbia valley)
$18.95 shooting star aligote 2005 (washington state)
$17.95 st. amant winery tempranillo 2003 (amador county)

organic lawn 101

organic lawn 101

a step-by-step guide to going pesticide-free lawn by gwendolyn bounds

step one: get a soil test
this shows what your lawn's strengths and weaknesses are. based on the
findings, you can decide which fertilizers and soil amendments, such as
limestone, you'll need as you convert to organic care. test can be done
by pros or with do-it-yourself kits available in stores and online at sites
such as www.gardensalive.com.

take: pay attention to the test and follow what's been suggested.

step two: dump the pesticides
accept that nothing annihilates weeds as fast as chemicals - but know that
with patience, you can eliminate most of them naturally. one key weapon:
a natural corn-gluten herbicide, such as cockadoodle doo weed control or
weedban (available at www.purebarnyard.com and www.extremelygreen.com).
safe for kids and pets, but not when seeding new grass because it stops all
seeds from germinating (apply early spring or late summer).

take: when overwhelmed with weeds consider tearing up the turf and start all over.
invest in weeding tools like dandelion terminator or weed hound. spending 15
minutes every week of hand-weeding will work wonders.

step three: switch to natural fertilizers
organic fertilizers are made from plant, animal or mineral sources such as
bonemeal, sulfate of potash and blood meal, while synthetic ones are
manufactured chemically. both deliver nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium to
plants, but organic fertilizers should have actual sources of these elements
listed on the bag. organic brands can now be found in most gardening centers
and home improvement chains, including home depot and lowe's. fertilize in fall
and midspring.

take: be patient. the soil's microorganisms need time to digest organic nutrients,
but after they do, the lawn should retain its color throughout the season.

step four: mow high and water deep
keep grass on the longish side -- 3 inches -- to fight weeds. don't cut the lawn while
it's wet. leave clippings to feed the soil, but rake out clumps so grass doesn't
brown underneath. lawns need about 1 inch of water a week. water early -- 5 a.m. to
8 a.m. is best -- and for concentrated periods. light sprinkling fosters weak roots.
water from late spring to early fall.

take: mower blades must be sharp. alternate direction of cutting the lawn.
it helps strengthen the grass.

step five: enhance the turf
nutrients like compost tea sprays, liquid seaweed and grub deterrents may build
soil biology and fight pests. check gardensalive.com and extremelygreen.com.

take: organic compost should be raked during fall. this help flourish the
grass on spring.

step six: the seedy truth
when nights are cool, grass grows best. fall is the ideal time to over-seed lawn
and fill in any bare spots.

take: when weeds are winning, rototill the lawn, rake up the weeds, add compost
and replant grass. add a little clover, it puts nitrogen back into the soil and
is drought-tolerant and virtually disease resistant.

happy barefooting!!!!