Overheard in Rocky dining hall
Diner: The worst part about my cousin coming out of the closet was how long it took. She was talking to me for like five hours.
I am happy when lordships change again,
when the old let their homes go to the young―
men can leave behind so many children
one must earn a name that may be sung;
then I am happy, the world now made new
beyond all that flower or birdsong can ...