Important American History:
On June 21, 1788, the U.S. Constitution officially became the framework for the government of the United States when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it.
According to Article VII of the Constitution, ratification by nine of the thirteen states was the specific threshold required to establish the document as the new law of the land.
A few more specific details about this historic milestone:
The Milestone State: New Hampshire was the critical ninth pillar needed to push the ratification past the required threshold.
Prior Ratifications: Before New Hampshire, eight other states had already voted to accept the Constitution: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, and South Carolina.
The Transition Period: Although the Constitution was legally ratified by June 1788, the old government under the Articles of Confederation remained in place until the new federal government officially began operations on March 4, ...
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Solstice
Tess Taylor
whose ancient vista is the long view
turns its wide brightness now and here:
Below, we loll outdoors, sing & make fire.
We build no henge
but after our swim, linger
by the pond. Dapples flicker
pine trunks by the water.
Buzz & hum & wing & song combine.
Light builds a monument to its passing.
Frogs content themselves in bullish chirps,
hoopskirt blossoms
on thimbleberries fall, peeper toads
hop, lazy-
Apex. The throaty world sings ripen.
Our grove slips past the sun's long kiss.
We dress.
We head home in other starlight.
Our earthly time is sweetening from this.
About this poem
"A couple of years ago I had the great honor of spending a year working and living at Amy Clampitt's house in Lenox, Mass. I wrote and worked on a small farm three days a week, hiked and ran a lot, and I found myself drawn to my role that year as a watcher, as a being in time. Beauty is complicated, but sometimes joy feels pretty simple: lying in the pine needles by Upper Goose Pond, the pleasure of swimming and ...
