Leaving Acorn Abbey
- Ken Ilgunas
- Jun 3, 2011
- 1 min read
Updated: Mar 6, 2022
This true people took the stranger
And warm hearted housed the ranger
They received their roving guest
And have fed him with the best.
-doggerel, though fitting doggerel, that Thoreau wrote upon leaving the Emerson household, where he lived and worked as their handyman/ groundskeeper.
This brief piece about Ken Ilgunas and the Thoreau doggerel is wonderfully evocative. It perfectly captures the sentiment of a grateful guest moving on. It reminds me how even short, well-chosen words can convey so much. For tools that are equally precise and efficient, check out Image to SVG for converting visuals.
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