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 Thu Jan 23, 2014 1:30 pm |
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what does the WA state motto "By and by" mean?
falling leaves / hide the path / so quietly
~John Bailey, "Autumn," a haiku year, 2001, as posted on oldgreypoet.com
falling leaves / hide the path / so quietly
~John Bailey, "Autumn," a haiku year, 2001, as posted on oldgreypoet.com
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Thu Jan 23, 2014 1:58 pm |
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The WA state motto is "alki," which roughly translates to "by an by," a colloquial term meaning "a future time or occasion" as in the Christian hymn In the Sweet By and By. I've also seen alki translated as "hope for the future."
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hiker1
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Thu Jan 23, 2014 3:54 pm |
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OK thanks, I should have known.
Wikipedia to the rescue:
| Quote: | | The Denny Party landed at Alki Point November 13, 1851, and platted a settlement of six blocks of eight lots. The original name of the settlement was "New York Alki," "Alki" being a word in Chinook Jargon (Wawa) meaning "eventually" or "by and by." |
falling leaves / hide the path / so quietly
~John Bailey, "Autumn," a haiku year, 2001, as posted on oldgreypoet.com
falling leaves / hide the path / so quietly
~John Bailey, "Autumn," a haiku year, 2001, as posted on oldgreypoet.com
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