Category Archives: Art

After the Rain

Posted on May 12, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” – Vivian Greene “I have always considered the rain to be healing – a blanket – the comfort of … Continue reading →

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TCS: Even Gardens, It Seems, Can Set Off Explosions

Posted on May 9, 2022 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. ____________________________ In … Continue reading →

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Swans On Gentle Waterways

Posted on May 5, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “A swan looking at the world from a misty calm lake is like a creature looking at the world from space! All he sees is a large herd of people governed by the most stupid and … Continue reading →

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TCS: Guerrilla Gardening – Making Sense in a Senseless World

Posted on May 2, 2022 by wordcloud9

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A Poem for International Dance Day

Posted on April 29, 2022 by wordcloud9

April 29, 1982 – International Dance Day was launched by the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI). Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) America’s best-known woman poet and one of the nation’s greatest and most original authors, lived the life of … Continue reading →

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TCS: U.S. Poets Laureate of the 21st Century, Part THREE – ‘A Spark of Kindness’

Posted on April 25, 2022 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. ____________________________ How … Continue reading →

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A Poem for National Tea Day

Posted on April 21, 2022 by wordcloud9

Carol Ann Duffy (1955 –) — Scottish poet and playwright, became the first woman, first Scot, and first openly LGBT person appointed as Britain’s Poet Laureate (2009-2019). Her 1985 poetry collection, Standing Female Nude, won the first of her three Scottish Arts Council Book … Continue reading →

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TCS: 21st Century U.S. Poets Laureate, Part TWO – ‘With an Easy Grace’

Posted on April 18, 2022 by wordcloud9

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A Quiet Corner of the Soul

Posted on April 14, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “Silence is like a river of grace inviting us to leap unafraid into its beckoning depths. It is dark and mysterious in the waters of grace. Yet in the silent darkness, we are given new eyes.” … Continue reading →

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TCS: 21st Century U.S. Poets Laureate, Part ONE – ‘Fate Hired Me’

Posted on April 11, 2022 by wordcloud9

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