Monthly Archives: January 2021

A Poem for Street Children’s Day

Posted on January 31, 2021 by wordcloud9

In Austria, today is Street Children’s Day, but there are street children everywhere. If children really are our future, then every child should have enough to eat, a safe place to sleep, clothes that fit and protect from the weather, … Continue reading →

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A National Kazoo Day Tribute to Alan Alda

Posted on January 28, 2021 by wordcloud9

Today, January 28, is actor Alan Alda’s birthday. It is also National Kazoo Day. To hear the tribute to Alan Alda, please click:

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To Kiss the World Good-bye – In Memorium

Posted on January 27, 2021 by wordcloud9

January 27th is International Day in Memory of the Holocaust Victims. Hana Volavková (1904-1985) was the only curator of the Central Jewish Museum to survive World War II. She collected and edited poems, letters, and drawings in a book called I … Continue reading →

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TCS: For All That – Songs for Burns Night

Posted on January 25, 2021 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! ______________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early riserson Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum,so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole inyour brainpan, feel free to add a comment. ______________________________ O would some power … Continue reading →

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MORE Amanda Gorman – On Her Audition for ‘The Lion King’

Posted on January 23, 2021 by wordcloud9

Amanda Gorman is now a global ‘phenomenal woman’ – but she hasn’t always been recognised for her remarkable talents. To see her tell the story of her audition for Broadway’s ‘The Lion King’ click:

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Amanda Gorman Reads ‘The Hill We Climb’

Posted on January 20, 2021 by wordcloud9

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‘The Hill We Climb’ – Poetry Returns to the Presidential Inauguration

Posted on January 19, 2021 by wordcloud9

Second inauguration of President Barack Obama There have been five poems delivered by their poets at inaugurations of U.S. presidents, all of them Democrats. It began when John F. Kennedy asked Robert Frost to read his poem “The Gift Outright” … Continue reading →

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TCS: The Starless Midnight and the Bright Daybreak

Posted on January 18, 2021 by wordcloud9

. Good Morning! ______________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early riserson Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum,so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole inyour brainpan, feel free to add a comment. ______________________________ Justice in the … Continue reading →

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Religious Freedom Day: A Humanist Activist Mystic Christian Philosopher

Posted on January 15, 2021 by wordcloud9

Religious Freedom Day was established on January 16th by the U.S. Congress in 1992. It celebrates the enactment in 1786 of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, written by Thomas Jefferson, who asked that his tombstone recognize that he was … Continue reading →

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TCS: Thank You Day – The Slant of Hope

Posted on January 11, 2021 by wordcloud9

. .Good Morning! ______________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early riserson Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum,so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole inyour brainpan, feel free to add a comment. ______________________________ Silent gratitude isn’t … Continue reading →

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