Sofie,
As soon as I saw you
my heart was struck
by your beauty
Filipe

(translated from French)

For John
Who is a part of
both
England and America
with leanings toward
world-citizenship—
Gatner
24 July 1942

And souvenirs from Macy’s—
To commemorate the rainy day when
Her & I fled a time-burdened home
to seek you out—at Macy’s.
Wine from these grapes—the
rich red seal of sacrifice—the bodily
suffering of you which re-created in
me a new soul strength—all
because of your experience at Macy’s.
Let us give thanks for Macy’s.
9/5/35—Robin.

Since “poetry is the synthesis of
hyacinths and biscuits”!
Minnie”

From the President and Fel-
lows of Yale College, to An-
drew Staines for excelling in
composition.

J. Day
April, 1835

Locke likes lyrics And leonines
And Charlie Chaplin
Pantomines
Locke likes sirloins
And chocolate cake
I do hope Locke likes
William Blake

Day dawns, and all these lives that
lay hidden, asleep, come forth
and show themselves, made mortally
manifest. Night falls,
and all return to the sleeping
germ of life.

Best wishes
Dennis and Brad

On the Day of the Book, your husband dedicates

you the life of Pau Casals.
Your admired and loved musician with your love each day.
Your husband
April 23rd

(Translated from Catalan)

Incroyable

That it is incroyable is exactly
the point.

Friday
May 31, 1985

My dearest Soulmate,
Today I want to give to you.
I suppose because I’m uncomfortable
with the expectations of receiving
I’ve felt around this time of year before
my birthday. I decided to love
you physically by giving you
this wonderful book from a man
who wrote this so long ago*. I wish
I could have known him but
I’m a wisher all together, aren’t I?
I have dreams…
Loving You,
Tina R.

*seems like yesterday some of
those words ring so clear

Hey Erik—

This is
(sur)real.

—Z

To Ella
from her father
Dec. 25, 1897

I went to Mr Longfellow’s
home at the kindness
of Miss Alice Longfellow.
I saw brave Alice
laughing, Allegra (Miss Thorpe),
and Edith with golden
hair (Mrs. Dana)
May 30, 1906

1918 Happy Birthday to
Lucy from Sister
Ruth

April 15, 1981

For Ted,
In commemoration
of your Great Civil
Suite.

From
Bo—

To My Wonderful
Husband-

May all the years of our marriage
be as happy as this first one was.

Love Always,
Karen
8.8.89

To Mark
Let the poetic sound of
moons and stars invade
your night thoughts to give
you sweet dreams always
for in your dreams lies
the happiness you truly want.
hope you enjoy the book

Michelle