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About wordcloud9

Nona Blyth Cloud has lived and worked in the Los Angeles area for over 50 years, spending much of that time commuting on the 405 Freeway. After Hollywood failed to appreciate her genius for acting and directing, she began a second career managing non-profits, from which she has retired. Nona has now resumed writing whatever comes into her head, instead of reports and pleas for funding. She lives in a small house overrun by books with her wonderful husband.

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

Posted on May 27, 2021 by wordcloud9

May 27, 2016 – Barack Obama became the first U.S. president to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet surviving victims of the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, known as Hibakusha (“explosion-affected people”). He called for a nuclear-free future “in … Continue reading →

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The Golden Gate Bridge

Posted on May 26, 2021 by wordcloud9

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

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TCS: Two Poets, One Day Apart, Six Poems

Posted on May 24, 2021 by wordcloud9

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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A Poem for World Turtle Day

Posted on May 23, 2021 by wordcloud9

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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Two Poems for World Bee Day

Posted on May 20, 2021 by wordcloud9

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 →

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Fragments of a Life: Lorraine Hansberry

Posted on May 19, 2021 by wordcloud9

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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TCS: Then We Are Dreaming the Same Dream

Posted on May 17, 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. ______________________________ Nobody really knows what … Continue reading →

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I Watch Trees Sway – Poem for National Love A Tree Day

Posted on May 16, 2021 by wordcloud9

May 16th is National Love a Tree Day in the U.S. Robert Frost (1874 – 1963) is one of the most celebrated American poets. He was born in San Francisco, but lived most of his life in the Eastern U.S., much of it … Continue reading →

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A Poem for National Buttermilk Biscuit Day

Posted on May 14, 2021 by wordcloud9

May 14 is National Buttermilk Biscuit Day. Biscuits have been popular in America since before the U.S. Civil War. Alexander P. Ashbourne patented the first biscuit cutter in 1875. Willa Schneberg (1952 – ) American interdisciplinary artist and poet, author … Continue reading →

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A Poem and Two Mysteries for Frog Jumping Day

Posted on May 13, 2021 by wordcloud9

There are some minor mysteries in life which may remain forever unsolved. May 13 is Frog Jumping Day, which would seem to be connected to Mark Twain’s short story “The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.” However, there was only one … Continue reading →

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