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Monthly Archives: May 2021
TCS: Dawn Was Theirs and Sunset – In Memoriam
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. ______________________________ War does not … Continue reading
Before Memorial Day – for the Widows Left Behind By War
Aline Murray Kilmer (1888-1941) American poet, children’s book author, essayist, and from 1908 until his death in 1918, the wife of Joyce Kilmer, a poet who is mainly remembered for his poem “Trees,” and for dying young in the ‘War … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged Aline Murray Kilmer, Atonement, Before Memorial Day - for the Widows Left Behind By War, Memorial Day
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G.K. Chesterton’s Birthday
May 29, 1874 – G.K. Chesterton born, English author, playwright, critic, poet, and philosopher; noted for his Father Brown mystery series. Chesterton attempted to break the poetic silence on the subject of cheese with a sonnet. I don’t find it to be … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Poetry
Tagged Cheese, G.K. Chesterton, G.K. Chesterton’s Birthday, Sonnet to a Stilton Cheese
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March 28 – When a Solar Eclipse Stopped a Battle
May 28, 585 BC – According to the ancient Greek historian and geographer Herodotus, a solar eclipse occurred, as predicted by the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales of Miletus. The eclipse was interpreted as an omen, which stopped a battle … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Herodotus, March 28, Thales of Miletus, When a Solar Eclipse Stopped a Battle
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The Golden Gate Bridge
May 26, 1937 – San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge opens after five years of construction, for Pedestrian Day – 200,000 walkers marvel at the 42,000-foot-long suspension bridge. It opens for vehicles the following day
Posted in American History
Tagged May 26 1937, Pedestrian Day, San Francisco California, The Golden Gate Bridge
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TCS: Two Poets, One Day Apart, Six Poems
Good Morning! ______________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a comment. ______________________________ We … Continue reading
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Tagged Joseph Brodsky, Rosario Castellanos, TCS, Two Poets-One Day Apart-Six Poems
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A Poem for World Turtle Day
This piece has been updated. It was originally posted May 23, 2018. May 23rd is World Turtle Day, which was founded in 1990 and is sponsored by American Tortoise Rescue. Mary Oliver (1935-2019 ) prolific American poet who was born … Continue reading
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Tagged Mary Oliver, The Turtle, World Turtle Day
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Two Poems for World Bee Day
We are bees, and our body is a honeycomb.We made the body, cell by cell we made it. – Rumi (1207-1273) Today is World Bee Day. On this day in 1734, Anton Janša was born in Carniola (now part of … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged Anton Janša, Bees, Carol Ann Duffy, Honeybees, Rumi, William Butler Yeats, World Bee Day
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Fragments of a Life: Lorraine Hansberry
This post is slightly revised. It was originally published May 19, 2020. Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965) was born on this day, May 19. She was 34 years old when she died after a two-year fight with pancreatic cancer. She is remembered for … Continue reading
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