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lapenguin66: volume is Jack Versailles, who is Oz in the past life????? And that Gilbert is used to be a servant at the Baskerville household, and Alice is related to the Bakserville's via her mother. Also, that Oz is B-Rabbit

aliterarybot: Our spirit persists like a man struggling through the frozen valley who suddenly smells flowers and realizes the snow is melting out of sight on top of the mountain, knows that spring has begun. —Jack Gilbert, 'Horses at Midnight Without a Moon'

msarki: "The Cucumbers of Praxilla of Sicyon" by Jack Gilbert

pswordwoman: Jonathan Majors at Princeton last year reading a piece by his favorite poet, Jack Gilbert. Those were the days, I guess.

aliterarybot: Our lives happen between the memorable. I have lost two thousand habitual breakfasts with Michiko. What I miss most about her is that commonplace I can no longer remember. —Jack Gilbert, 'Highlights and Interstices'

TonyHussein4: Special Counsel Jack Smith trounced Donald J. Trump in the court this week. Evan Corcoran, Trump's lawyer, testified to a Grand Jury, under the 'crime fraud exception'. Mark Meadows, Stephen Miller, and other top aides to former President Trump, will also be compelled to testify.

AjDuxche: Welterweight- 1. Leon Edwards 2. Gilbert Burns 3. Geoff Neal 4. Stephen Thompson 5. Jack Della Maddalena

EskerJonathan: Thomas Rolf, 41 and I was 5 next to Joseph, and my smoking backy, Jack i put out a fire on Easter, and the word follows God, and Jonathan Peter Matt 13 Esker is morning d- and some angels are afraid of law being divited 3 ways next to 9 crows November 5th Sarah, next to Gilbert N

pandorahhearts: JACK: hello there, gilbert. GIL: oz...? JACK: ...i'm afraid not. my name is...jack. jack vessalius.

TonyHussein4: Special Counsel Jack Smith has won in court, as Judge Beryl Howell rejected Trump's claim of executive privilege for Mark Meadows, Stephen Miller, Dan Scavino, John Ratcliffe, and Robert O'Brien. They have now been ordered to testify in the Department of Justice Jan 6th probe.

realTuckFrumper: Jack Smith May Surprise Us All With an Early Indictment: Lightning Fast Appellate Decision Is a ‘Tell’

mvalliant306: “I dream of lost / vocabularies that might express some of what / we no longer can.” —Jack Gilbert (from “The Forgotten Dialect of the Heart”)

msarki: "And She Waiting" another superior poem by Jack Gilbert

PIDOMNIGERIA: Tinubu is currently in France, receiving medical care. A meeting might have been scheduled between him & CJN, in London. That i can not deny or confirm. But what i know, the man is still sick, & receiving treatment in France. Gilbert Chagoury, made the medical arrangements.

masterpapuci: Khamzat should be getting the next title shot followed by the winner of Belal-Shavkat followed by Colby off a good win followed by the winner of Gilbert-Jorge followed by Wonderboy followed by Jack Della Maddalena

Dellos: in the film Babylon gossip columnist Elinor St. John tells Jack Conrad years after he breaths his last breath that people will be born who will see these works and these actors will live again. Actors like John Gilbert July 10, 1897 / January 9, 1936

boatsndbirds: Linda Norton wrote that she “walked into poetry / in search of a place to rest, / a place to suffer formally”; Jack Gilbert remarked that poetry helps you to suffer more efficiently. Some comfort can be found in that.

karenginman: As a fan & friend of failure, I was sadly delighted to read this poem tonight by Jack Gilbert. Remember that “anything worth doing is worth doing badly” and that Icarus did fly, which sounds like a lovely accomplishment. I might like to feel the wind against my face.

andrewbertaina: Having the having by Jack Gilbert

giordkat: “i bet they’re thinking about other guys” [thinking about the time i read jack gilbert’s “falling and flying” to someone over the phone and pronounced provence incorrectly]

aliterarybot: How can they say the marriage failed? Like the people who came back from Provence (when it was Provence) and said it was pretty but the food was greasy. —Jack Gilbert, 'Failing and Flying'

tannercwilliams: Courage is "the normal excellence, of long accomplishment." - Jack Gilbert

OutlawsPoetic: Our spirit persists like a man struggling through the frozen valley who suddenly smells flowers and realizes the snow is melting out of sight on top of the mountain, knows that spring has begun. -- Jack Gilbert

aliterarybot: From my hill I look down on the freeway and over to a gull lifting black against the gray ridge. Surely your long, steady dying brings us to a state of grace. What else can I call this bafflement? —Jack Gilbert, 'All the Way From There to Here'

dbooknerds: "Everyone forgets that Icarus also flew. I believe Icarus was not failing as he fell, but just coming to the end of his triumph." Jack Gilbert

aliterarybot: The grand Italian churches are covered with detail which is visible at the pace people walk by. The great modern buildings are blank because there is no time to see from the car. —Jack Gilbert, 'Burning (Andante Non Troppo)'

DurhamSavoyards: Meet our Jack Point (played by Brady Bowman). The prison warden just hired Jack to be his jester. Talk about the one place where dying is easy, comedy is hard! At least Jack hopes dying is easy-- for the prisoner Jack’s sweetheart just married. Tickets:

DimizioVincenzo: Questo brano da"je t'appartenens" è diventato "Let it be me"Johnny Depp &Elvis Presley This is a song written by Gilbert Becaud in 1955. In this performance they alternate singing this song which from "je t'appartenens"has become"Let it be me"Johnny Depp &Elvis Presley jack

Gampez: Khamzat Chimeav Belal Muhammad Gilbert Burns (when he wins) Shavkat Rakhmonov Jack Della Maddalena all deserve a titleshot *more* than Colby Covington

ercmcircuit: Jack Gilbert Collected Poems

atabara32600751: We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world.,Jack Gilbert, Refusing Heaven,happiness,

TheNBACentral: Gilbert Arenas’ MVP ladder: 1. Nikola Jokic 2. Giannis Antetokounmpo 3. Joel Embiid “I don’t see the quantum leap from Embiid…he takes a lot of possessions off. Usually dies out in the 4th quarter when he gets tired…There’s nothing that stands out for me to put him as the…

tribelaw: Today is 800 days since the insurrection of Jan 6, 2021. Not one of those who planned, plotted, or incited it has yet been charged. Those on the streets have been punished. Those in the suites — not yet. It’s not Jack Smith’s fault. He wasn’t appointed till Nov 18, 2022.

CalltoActivism: JUST IN: NYU Law Professor Ryan Goodman says Jack Smith’s subpoenas today gave him access to Mar-Lagos “eyes and ears” in Trump’s classified Documents case and highlights just how genius the move was. The subpoenas give Jack Smith a vivid picture of any crimes committed because…

pandorahhearts: JACK: i never thought the day would come when you'd be pointing a gun at me. go on. take your shot. GIL: wha...? JACK: say...gilbert. have you really forgotten? about me, and that day.... have you honestly forgotten it all?

Branden_Gilbert: Steelers fans swore this dude was Jack Lambert 2.0 last offseason lol.

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princessekateri: “Love is one of many great fires.” The Great Fires ~ Jack Gilbert

OutlawsPoetic: The blue river is grey at morning and evening. There is twilight at dawn and dusk. I lie in the dark wondering if this quiet in me now is a beginning or an end. -- Jack Gilbert

samuelpoetry: time to read Jack Gilbert.

realTuckFrumper: Jack Smith Reportedly Believes Trump’s Motive for Stealing Classified Documents Involves Russia

college_kumaran: We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure, but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world. To make injustice the only measure of our attention is to praise the Devil – Jack Gilbert

pandorahhearts: JACK: hello there, gilbert. GIL: oz...? JACK: ...i'm afraid not. my name is...jack. jack vessalius.

aliterarybot: Right, he thought, remembering about love. Not wanting the responsibility. —Jack Gilbert, 'Breakfast'

CarringtonEmily: Gilbert Sullivan hates his name, but refuses to go by Gil because of a rhyme he fears is a prophecy. Changeling Press:

shaneschick: As I get more older and (possibly) wiser I’m taking this warning from Jack Gilbert to heart:

LiveWellPoems: Today's episode. Spotify ->

RevArabella: Whatever an actor does next is a dance, even if he's standing still. Jack Gilbert.

PaulCumin: Would you like to read some Jack Gilbert right now?

aliterarybot: Our spirit persists like a man struggling through the frozen valley who suddenly smells flowers and realizes the snow is melting out of sight on top of the mountain, knows that spring has begun. —Jack Gilbert, 'Horses at Midnight Without a Moon'

justyourssssss: “Love is not enough. We die and are put into the earth forever. We should insist while there is still time. We must eat through the wildness of her sweet body already in our bed to reach the body within that body.” — Jack Gilbert

aliterarybot: The gritty alleys where we played every evening were stained pink by the inferno always surging in the sky, as though Christ and the Father were still fashioning the Earth. —Jack Gilbert, 'Searching for Pittsburgh'

Boro_Panthers: 6 Boro Wrestlers will place at State! 150- Conner Kleinberg wrestling for 3rd 165- Jack Hoffman wrestling for 7th 175- Matt Kowalski wrestling for 5th 190- Myles Johnson wrestling for 3rd 215- Aidan Weimer wrestling for 7th 135- Rylee Gust wrestling for 5th

LiveWellPoems: New Episode: Ep. 64: "Failing and Flying" by Jack Gilbert. Apple ->

karenbdc: Love this Jack Gilbert poem

goodnatureart: Jack Gilbert played chess with my folks after lunch. Dad's blue aeromail letter said he didn't like losing; surprised a wonderful lunch could end so badly. All summer a lifetime ago. Americanos on a Greek island far from home. Food, fun, blue sky & sea. So what! So what!

Execcl7846: I lie in the dark wondering if this quiet in me nowis a beginning or an end.,Jack Gilbert, The Dance Most of All: Poems,beginning, despair, end, hope,

TrueChilled9691: We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world.,Jack Gilbert, Refusing Heaven,happiness,

boatsndbirds: Linda Norton wrote that she “walked into poetry / in search of a place to rest, / a place to suffer formally”; Jack Gilbert remarked that poetry helps you to suffer more efficiently. Some comfort can be found in that.

valmilam: 600 Supersport finish Gold Cup Sat. 2022. Davey Todd, Adam McLean, Jim Hind, Rob Hodson, Joe Yeardsley, Michael Sweeney, Gary McCoy, Mark Goodings,Tom Weeden, Don Gilbert, Jack Sim, Steven Haddow, Keith Pringle, Toby Shann, Daniel Forbes, Rhys Hardisty, Martin Morris, Paul Marley

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aliterarybot: The sreetcars have finished the last run, and I am walking home. —Jack Gilbert, 'Elegy for Bob'

CarringtonEmily: Gilbert Sullivan hates his name, but refuses to go by Gil because of a rhyme he fears is a prophecy. Changeling Press:

LDAngeli: Always so cool to watch this…Cactus Jack vs Eddie Gilbert Handheld

CarringtonEmily: Gilbert Sullivan hates his name, but refuses to go by Gil because of a rhyme he fears is a prophecy. Changeling Press:

revdanwilson: Michael Hayes Kevin Sullivan Gypsy Joe Terry Funk Cactus Jack Ric Flair Jackie Fargo Eddie Gilbert

aliterarybot: From here I deal with my irrelevance to love. With the bewildering tenderness of which I am composed. —Jack Gilbert, 'All the Way From There to Here'

aliterarybot: this poem is not concerned with justice. It concerns itself with fear. —Jack Gilbert, 'Susanna and the Elders'

Stahan2649: When I was walking in the mountains with the Japanese man and began to hear the water, he said, 'What is the sound of the waterfall?' 'Silence,' he finally told me.,Jack Gilbert, Collected Poems,japanese, koan, silence, waterfall,

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lanalibster: I believe Icarus was not failing as he fell, but just coming to the end of his triumph. -Jack Gilbert

pandorahhearts: JACK: hello there, gilbert. GIL: oz...? JACK: ...i'm afraid not. my name is...jack. jack vessalius.

nigrumIepus: …Gilbert, do you love Jack?

MNU_GOLF: Mens Lineup: 1. Colby Unruh 2. Patrick Neal 3. Fernando Invernizzi 4. Jake Gilbert 5. Nolan Rankin Indy. Jack Tarvin Indy. John Beccara

pandorahhearts: JACK: hello there, gilbert. GIL: oz...? JACK: ...i'm afraid not. my name is...jack. jack vessalius.

Delicious_Tacos: This one's an honor because I talk about Jack Gilbert's beautiful poem in the book

nigrumIepus: …Gilbert, do you love Jack?

Jetlife_Jack: Some one should tell Gilbert Arinas to talk with Ja. This shit will not go well for him.

KarenBeChirico: I was fortunate to have heard Jack Gilbert read on two occasions and to have met and spoken with him. I have every book he has written.

Psychobiotic: "Compelling, engaging, and informative, this book teaches us why microbes may affect all of our decisions." --Jack Gilbert, UCSD

ArenacrossUK: The 2023 Official British Arenacross Tour presented by Fix Auto UK - Pro class podium results from first Sprint Heats… ⬇️ Heat 1️⃣: 1️⃣, Tommy Searle 2️⃣, Jack Brunell 3️⃣, Josh Gilbert Heat 2️⃣: 1️⃣, Joe Clayton 2️⃣, Shaun Simpson 3️⃣, Martin Barr

mikegarson: I want to share a live performance of that song. Feel how Wayne’s music touches the next generation through gifted young teenagers Jack Lieberman on tenor sax and Max Gilbert on drums, along with myself on piano and Kevin Walt on bass.

aliterarybot: The streetcars have finished the last run, and I am walking home. Thinking love is not refuted because it comes to an end. —Jack Gilbert, 'Elegy for Bob'

femme_foret: It is no surprise that danger and suffering surround us. What astonishes is the singing. — Jack Gilbert, from “Horses at Midnight Without a Moon” Photo: Bob King, Halley's Comet, 1986

nigrumIepus: …Gilbert, do you love Jack?

abraxitaxi: But the FBI has been corrupted by maggots. Can Dominion and Jack Smith save our democracy?

StreamingVideo_: The movie High Fidelity went on sale today for $4.99 on a couple of the streaming services. The movie stars John Cusack, Jack Black, Lisa Bonet, Joelle Carter, Joan Cusack, Sara Gilbert, Iben Hjejle, Todd Louiso, Lili Taylor, Natasha Gregson Wagner

sicyonia: I could just tweet jack gilbert poems

ss_rita: But for those short times we seemed to be alive. Misled, misused, lied to and cheated, certainly. Still, for that little while, we visited our possible life. 'Going There' Jack Gilbert

Istros_books: "I believe Icarus was not failing as he fell, but just coming to the end of his triumph." Failing and Flying BY JACK GILBERT

aliterarybot: Apollo is not reasonable about desire. This wolf god, rust god, lord of the countryside. God of dance and lover of mortal women. Homer said he is fierce. His coming like the swift coming of night. —Jack Gilbert, 'Translation into the Original'

boatsndbirds: Linda Norton wrote that she “walked into poetry / in search of a place to rest, / a place to suffer formally”; Jack Gilbert remarked that poetry helps you to suffer more efficiently. Some comfort can be found in that.

LamarcheAmanda: A quiet grief poem, Jack Gilbert.

aliterarybot: I want to go back to that time after Michiko's death when I cried every day among the trees. To the real. To the magnitude of pain, of being that much alive. —Jack Gilbert, 'Measuring the Tyger'

pandorahhearts: JACK: hello there, gilbert. GIL: oz...? JACK: ...i'm afraid not. my name is...jack. jack vessalius.

aliterarybot: The streetcars have finished the last run, and I am walking home. Thinking love is not refuted because it comes to an end. —Jack Gilbert, 'Elegy for Bob'

boatsndbirds: Linda Norton wrote that she “walked into poetry / in search of a place to rest, / a place to suffer formally”; Jack Gilbert remarked that poetry helps you to suffer more efficiently. Some comfort can be found in that.

etherealcolburn: I was thinking about Jack Gilbert for some reason, and reread a few of his poems. This one seemed good, maybe bc it’s a near sonnet, but then… it’s about a dead woman and kinda glorifies the (surviving, male) speaker, so idk… Poems are hard!

GaryCappetta: WCW - Asheville, NC - February 23, 1990 Gilbert/Ross vs. SST - unknown Tommy Rich def Cactus Jack Rock n Roll Express def Midnight Express Norman the Lunatic def Kevin Sullivan Dynamic Dudes def New Zealand Militia Arn Anderson (c) def Ricky Morton Ric Flair (c) def Lex Luger DQ



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Ronald Thorpe Jorgensen: Though uneven, his best are our American heights and the lucidity of the earth: The Abnormal Is Not Courage and A Brief for the Defense. I encourage other readers to welcome them into the memory of their hearts.
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