In Praise of Taciturn Yankees – v7

Quiet, stoic granite men

Long in the land and happy for stillness,
The solitude of the ancient hayfield,

thick wood, the craggy shore,

the mills, the stormy sea

Flinty like this land
dependable as the seasons
Taciturn Yankees one and all

quiet men of autumn

Of older stuff, remembering their creed
of holding the tongue, stiff upper lip
and shoulder to the task at hand;
Idle hands they have not
And we are richer for it.

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edited December 31, 2014

In Praise of Taciturn Yankees – v7

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edited October 20, 2014

In Praise of Taciturn Yankees – v6

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edited March 25, 2014

In Praise of Taciturn Yankees – v5

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Edited December 23, 2013

In Praise of Taciturn Yankees – v4

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Edited November 28, 2013

In Praise of Taciturn Yankees – v3

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(Thanksgiving Day)

Edited May 4, 2013

“In Praise of Taciturn Yankees – v2”
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September 20, 2005 12:41

“In Praise of Taciturn Yankees”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2005/09/in-praise-of-taciturn-yankees.html

– While I was driving to work this morning on Rte 101 in NH, one of the NHPR reporters was talking about the new Encyclopedia of New England (http://www.unh.edu/news/news_releases/2005/september/em_050919encyclopedia.htm). They were commenting how New England isn’t just made up of maple syrup, town meetings, and taciturn Yankees.

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