For My Dear Auntie Bessie

GOD BLESS AMERICA

Alan

ORION IN THE SKY

Orion

The Last Hurrah (1958) - Trailer

FOR OUR JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL
AND GOD'S OWN CREATION
of GEORGE PUTNAM, SR.

VIA CON DIOS !!   SIGNOR



written by the once H. F. LLOYD III
                                                   M'HEAD NECK
                                             -- and don't forget
                                             -- them Teddies
                                       -  + A NOTE OF THANKS
                                              TO A YOUNG
                                              BLACK,
                                               MAN, LAWRENCE,
                                                      CLEANING THE
                                                            FUNCTION ROOMS
"  OLD ABBOTT CAME
T' OVERSEE
WHAT FRANCIS LOWELL
BROUGHT FROM                            LATE ONE NIGHT, DRAKE HOTEL, CHICAGO SEPT. 2010
   ACROSS THE SEA                                        
TO NEW ENGLAND                              
FOR AH' DESTINY.


BUT SAMUEL PUTNAM
DID PROFESS OR RULE
THAT WE MUST BE
AS PRUDENT AS A HE
COULD BE, T' ALLOW SOME
TO SEE NEW ENGLAND , STILL , 
FROM 'CROSS THAT SEA.

WITH ICE AND MILK AND ALSO SALT
WINNEMUCCA NEVADA'S ICE CREAM
SHALL EVER BE, WITH THE SOUTHERN SWEETNA'
A MARBLEHEADER OAR' A YANKEE'S HEARTFELT DREAM
 + ADD A GOOD GLASS OF ICE WATER CHAStER."                                    
                       

ABBOTT LAWRENCE'S MARCH ACROSS THE USA AND OUR GLOBE, NOVEMBER 2010

WE followed Abbott's paths across the USA in our time, 2010 .

Excerpt from Shawn Colvin's song "Orion in the Sky", which exemplifies the famous, Abbott Lawrence, and his development of business, politics, industry, railroads and education (Kansas University, in Lawrence, Kansas)  and more across the USA during the  1830's and 1840's and much of our good of our USA, thereafter:

Maybe somewhere in the southern hemisphere
There could be room for all this love
Where they've saved a place for innocence
And what is still mysterious
And their dreaming time
They're dreaming time

Because we've broken down the wilderness
And we've blackened up the skies
And we cry 'cause we've got no vision left
While the smoke gets in our eyes
And there's no more time
And the dream is dying

But I love you baby
And I know you and I
Can find a way to heaven
Just like Orion in the sky
He's the long lost hero
He's the guardian of your son
But can he protect us baby
From all the sad things we've done

Now I know there's no sense in hiding
And we can't escape this war
And I have made my peace with dying
Down here on this killing floor
In a world gone blind
Where there's