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pumpkin pie

And the prayer, which my mouth is too full to express,
Swells my heart that thy shadow may never be less,
That the days of thy lot may be lengthened below,
And the fame of thy worth like a pumpkin-vine grow,
And thy life be as sweet, and its last sunset sky
Golden-tinted and fair as thy own Pumpkin pie
!

–John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892)

Thursday, November 23, 2017
327th day of the year
Winter begins in 28 days

Miley Cyrus (actress & singer) was born on this day in 1992.
Larry Hagman (actor) died on this day in 2012.


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