#hi

I became an American in 2006. It got me thinking about what is my America and what's my perception of America. ↗

The Greeks said grandly in their tragic phrase, 'Let no one be called happy till his death;' to which I would add, 'Let no one, till his death, be called unhappy.' ↗

— Elizabeth Barrett Browning

#called #death #grandly #greeks #happy

First time he kissed me, he but only kissed The fingers of this hand wherewith I write; And, ever since, it grew more clean and white. ↗

— Elizabeth Barrett Browning

#ever #fingers #first #first time #grew

Raise your eyes and count the small gang of your oppressors who are only strong through the blood they suck from you and through your arms which you lend them unwillingly. ↗

— Georg Buchner

#blood #count #eyes #gang #lend

Suddenly, as rare things will, it vanished. ↗

— Elizabeth Barrett Browning

#suddenly #things #vanished #will

If you get simple beauty and naught else, you get about the best thing God invents. ↗

— Robert Browning

#beauty #best #else #get #god

The moment eternal - just that and no more - When ecstasy's utmost we clutch at the core While cheeks burn, arms open, eyes shut, and lips meet! ↗

— Robert Browning

#burn #cheeks #clutch #core #ecstasy

Who hears music feels his solitude peopled at once. ↗