Shot Heard ‘Round the World’

By: grumpyKoz (Diary)  |  January 18th at 08:09 AM  | 

How profound was the work by Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Concord Hymn” (1837) (snip) “By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled; Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard ’round the world.” Who would have thought that in our day, it would once again ring true We are now experiencing this ‘shot’ once again. Surprisingly and | Read More »