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Vladimir the Vicious
by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor Upon being informed that her famished and desperate peasant compatriots could not afford their staple diet of bread, the Queen of France Marie-Antoinette (1755-1799) allegedly retorted – “let them eat cake.” The dire situation of looming mass-starvation … Continue reading
A Poem for World Lion Day
Where lions once ruled, they are quietly disappearing – National Geographic headline in 2019 The first World Lion Day was launched on August 10, 2013, to raise awareness of how close the world is to the extinction of lions in the wild … Continue reading
TCS: We Should Be Kind While There Is Still Time
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. ______________________________ “The children start … Continue reading
A Poem for Hiroshima Day
August 6, 1945, World War II – The U.S. B-29 Enola Gay dropped the “Little Boy” atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. 70,000 people died instantly, thousands died from burns, and more died over the following years from radiation. The date … Continue reading
Posted in History, Poetry, World War II
Tagged August 6 1945, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Day, Karen Thornber, Sankichi Toge
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The Birdie Bebop
by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings becauseit has a song.” – Maya Angelou “Enjoy the little things in life because one day you’ll look back and realize they were the … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged birds, Irene Fowler, Kurt Vonnegut, Maya Angelou, The Birdie Bebop
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TCS: Reprise of the Dame Days of Summer
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. ______________________________ It was August. … Continue reading
A Poem for International Tiger Day
July 29 is International Tiger Day International Tiger Day was started in 2010 at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit to promote a global system for protecting the natural habitats of tigers and support for tiger conservation issues. In 2018, the … Continue reading
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Tagged A Poem for International Tiger Day, Diane Glancy, Polly Clark, Tiger, Tiger Butter
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Swimming with Sharks
by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.” – Siddharta Gautama To read Irene’s new poem “Swimming with Sharks” click:
One Voice Day
Started on July 26, 1997, One Voice Day is a day that revolves around the world joining together and forgetting all the differences of race, religion, and boundaries. This day is all about committing to the cause of world peace … Continue reading
Posted in Peace
Tagged One Voice Day, Peace, The Universal Peace Covenant
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TCS: If Humanity Seems to Have Left You Behind
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.____________________________ “During bad circumstances, which is … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, The Coffee Shop
Tagged Hilaire Belloc, If Humanity Seems to Have Left You Behind, John Ashbery, Maya Angelou, Stanley Kunitz, TCS, Week of July 25-30
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