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The Groove’s mission statement is clear. LOL—we don’t have a mission statement, but if we had one we’d want it to say that we will not waste our readers’ time with wordy explanations, gratuitous introductions, digressions, asides, redundancies, lists, etc. So . . . LET’S GROOVE!

What is The Groove? Duh! It’s a blog. There are other fine literary forms besides blogs—poetry, for example. Some feel that poetry is at least on a par with blogging.

We can now begin to address the day-to-day, meat-and-potatoes (take that, Dan Quayle), kitchen-table issues, like the fact that some people, Emily Dickinson for example, choose poetry over blogging. Here is an Emily Dickinson poem. The poem “The Brain Within Its Groove” was obviously inspired by The Groove. Groovsters-in-Chief Rachie and Tommy, as well as all regular readers of The Groove, are humbled. So, staying true to our would-be mission statement, we present the poem “The Brain Within Its Groove,” by Emily Dickinson. One more thing:  You’ll be excited to know that “The Brain Within Its Groove,” by Emily Dickinson, will be immediately followed by an in-depth analysis by Rachie and Tommy. So now, getting right to it, as promised, and in accordance with our nonexistent mission statement, we give you “The Brain Within Its Groove,” by the aforementioned Emily Dickinson:

The Brain Within Its Groove (by Emily Dickinson)

The Brain within its groove

Runs evenly and true;

But let a splinter swerve,

‘T were easier for you

To put the water back

When floods have slit the hills,

And scooped a turnpike for themselves,

And blotted out the mills!

The Groove’s analysis:

The first two lines mean that you’re totally in the groove.

The next five lines are saying that, if you get a splinter, soak it in water before scooping it out.

The last line is saying that, when you’re removing the splinter, keep grooving, and don’t get distracted by mills (nor the thought of mills).

By the way, you have just read a poem within a blog, which is kind of like a taco inside a taco, or like in Mad Men when Jessica Paré portrays Megan Draper, who portrays the maid, Corinne, in a soap opera.

The Groove—you love reading it!!

They Keep the Paths a Sacred Groove, Along Which All Their Lives They Move

Greetings and welcome, Groovsters!!! As you know, The Groove is one hundred percent committed to serving you, our loyal readers, and meeting your high expectations. You might think not posting anything for four years is not the best way to fulfill that commitment. Well, think again. And now, we hope you enjoy Restaurant Review Groove-style. Rachie and Tommy Boy, Editors-in-Chief of The Groove, recently had a conversation about two restaurants, Checkers and Sonic. The gist of the conversation was that neither Tommy nor Rachie has ever been to Checkers or Sonic. Both Tommy and Rachie are more interested in checking out Checkers than Sonic. Tommy’s reason is that years ago his friend Shelly told him that Checkers’ hamburgers are good. Rachie’s reasons are that she imagines, from their commercials, that Checkers’ hamburgers are good, and she likes Checkers’ slogan, “You gotta eat.” Rachie and Tommy think there’s a pretty good chance neither of them will ever go to either place.

Groovsters, if, over the years, The Groove has influenced you in even the smallest way, such as convincing you to convert to a different religion, transition to the opposite sex, or wash your hands every five minutes all day long, then Rachie Pie and Tommy Boy have fulfilled their humble mission.

Finally, if you feel compelled to leave a comment below, please do. We think you’ll find it as easy as climbing Mt. Everest.