In Praise of Taciturn Yankees – v8

In praise of those who have gone before us

Those we count on still

Quiet, stoic granite men
Long in the land and happy for the stillness,
The solitude of the ancient hayfield,
the thick wood, the craggy shore,

the stormy sea, where they work.

Flinty like the earth
dependable as the seasons
Taciturn Yankees one and all
Of older stuff, not blowing with the winds,

Remembering the creed
of holding the tongue, a stiff upper lip

and shoulders to the task before them.

Idle hands they have not

Knowing the value of work

Of a job well done
And we are richer for it

Flinty Yankees of the land

and we are thankful for the harvest

of their busy hands.

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edited April 27, 2015

In Praise of Taciturn Yankees – v8

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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”

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– 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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