Category Archives: Art

Word Cloud: CODA

Posted on January 10, 2020 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD There are some people who begin to hear the ticking of the clock louder and louder in their lives, that relentless reminder that death is somewhere up ahead. They study it, try to pry at death’s … Continue reading →

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TCS: A Wild Thing Lurking There

Posted on January 6, 2020 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 … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: EARFUL

Posted on January 3, 2020 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD O chestnut-tree, great-rooted blossomer,  Are you the leaf, the blossom or the bole?  O body swayed to music, O brightening glance,  How can we know the dancer from the dance? – “Among School Children” by W. B. … Continue reading →

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TCS: Ring in the Common Love of Good

Posted on December 30, 2019 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 … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: STUNNED II

Posted on December 27, 2019 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD There are “some people” who wonder why I do this weekly series on poetry. The readership isn’t large, although I am often surprised by who shows up, and the home country from which they are visiting. … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: WINTERDARK II

Posted on December 20, 2019 by wordcloud9

Updated – originally posted in 2017  by NONA BLYTH CLOUD In the Northern Hemisphere, we are just a day away from the longest night of the year, and then the sun will linger moments longer each day until the Summer … Continue reading →

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TCS: Burning the Clocks (redux)

Posted on December 16, 2019 by wordcloud9

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Word Cloud: SNOWBLIND (III)

Posted on December 13, 2019 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD It’s an irony that the things I like best about Christmas are traditions from places where Winter means snow and ice. The smell of pine warmed by glowing lights, carols full of cold Decembers, and hot … Continue reading →

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TCS: Hazardous Bliss – Poems for Winter and Summer

Posted on December 9, 2019 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 … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: Wintertide

Posted on December 6, 2019 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD The first week of December – three weeks before the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, or the Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. In many northern places, winter has already arrived: the summer birds left … Continue reading →

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