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Poetry

Adsos Letter

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2. My grandfather used to recite this from memory every Christmas Eve.

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Thu Dec 26, 2019, 12:25 PM

Dec 2019

His father went up to the gold rush in the Klondike in 1898.

I never asked, but I assume that there was a relationship between that bit of family history and the annual recital.

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The Cremation of Sam McGee [View all] Mme. Defarge Dec 2019 OP

That's one of my favorites, as well alfie Dec 2019 #1

My grandfather used to recite this from memory every Christmas Eve. Adsos Letter Dec 2019 #2

Great! I just got the Stuart Hamlen CD "Spell of the Yukon" for Christmas. marble falls Dec 2019 #3

My father loved to recite this, from memory. Just reading the words brings his voice to mind. Siwsan Dec 2019 #4

I am practically in tears Mme. Defarge Dec 2019 #5

I used to love to hear Jean Shepherd read it on his radio show. SeattleVet Dec 2019 #6