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04 January 2009

The Modern Era

In January the American Literature class will begin exploring the Modern Age. A painting by Mark Rothko and a poem by e.e. cummings demonstrate the kind of material that we will be covering.


i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

posted by Jennifer Payne at 11:34 AM

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I am an English teacher at Highland View Academy. I am married to Jason Payne, an avid board gamer and marketing guru for UltraCamp. We have a precious daughter who constantly amazes us. Travel is an important part of our lives, and we love to visit friends and family all over the world.

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