Monthly Archives: June 2023

TCS: Have You Forgotten What We Were Like Then?

Posted on June 26, 2023 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! __________________________________________ The present changes the past. Looking back, you do not find what you left behind. – Kiran Desai, Indian author of The Inheritance of Loss _____________ “If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame … Continue reading →

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TCS: Wouldn’t You Be Devastated If They Only Serve Decaffeinated?

Posted on June 19, 2023 by wordcloud9

     Good Morning! ________________________________________ “The poet speaks to all men of that other life of theirs that they have smothered and forgotten.”  “All great poetry is dipped in the dyes of the heart.” – Edith Sitwell, English poet ________________________ … Continue reading →

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TCS: What is June Anyway?

Posted on June 12, 2023 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! _________________________________________ Breathe-in experience, breathe-out poetry. — Muriel Rukeyser, poet, social justice activist_________________ “Poetry and beauty are always making peace. When you read something beautiful you find coexistence; it breaks walls down.”— Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian poet_________________

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TCS: So May I Find My Place in This Shifting World

Posted on June 5, 2023 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! __________________________________________ You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you. – Joseph Joubert, French essayist whose work was all published posthumously _____________________________ “My head is full of fire and grief and my tongue runs … Continue reading →

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