Thankful - Day 9

In studying for my Lit class tomorrow, I am reading 'Paul Revere's Ride' by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.  It is such a masterful poem!   Longfellow wrote in the literary style called American Romanticism.  Interestingly, the poem recounts this key Revolutionary War event, and was published on the eve of the Civil War.  At a time of national upheaval, people seized on Paul Revere as an example of the country's noble past.  The cause of liberty and unity, the sense of determination and courage are all parts of our American heritage.  We would do well to read and re-read this poem today.

I'm thankful that an inspired Longfellow penned this piece and that my students will get to experience this wonderful poem!


"For, borne on the night-wind of the Past,
Through all our history, to the last,
In the hour of darkness and peril and need,
The people will waken and listen to hear
The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed,
And the midnight message of Paul Revere."