Category Archives: Art

Word Cloud: CONNECTION (redux)

Posted on July 19, 2019 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD When you finally come down to it, all Art is really about such a basic thing: Connection. Human to human, and human to art, whether it’s in a museum, or hung on your wall, up on … Continue reading →

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First Heard: ‘Water Music’

Posted on July 17, 2019 by wordcloud9

Updated – Originally posted on July 17, 2016 ________________________________________ I don’t envy Royalty very often – I’ve never had a lust for power, and most of the job just looks tedious and stuffy to me. But I would love to be able … Continue reading →

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TCS – Something Greater: Poems for Give Something Away Day

Posted on July 15, 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: MULTI-RACIAL (Redux)

Posted on July 12, 2019 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD She was born as Alice Ruth Moore on July 19, 1875, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her heritage was a complex mix: Creole, which in her city meant descendants of early French and Spanish inhabitants; African American, … Continue reading →

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Marie Ponsot: Lavender for Grace, Rosemary for Remembrance

Posted on July 9, 2019 by wordcloud9

_____________________________________ Marie Ponsot (April 6, 1921 – July 5, 2019) American poet, essayist, critic and translator; winner of the 1998 National Book Critics Circle Award for The Bird Catcher. Among many other awards, she was honored by the Poetry Foundation … Continue reading →

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TCS: Here, There Are Blueberries

Posted on July 8, 2019 by wordcloud9

. . .Good Morning! . . Today is National Blueberry Day ___________________________________________ 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 … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: Flutterbys (Redux)

Posted on July 5, 2019 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Summer has filled her veins with light and her heart is washed with noon.  – C. Day Lewis We are in deep summer now in the Northern Hemisphere. Summer brings abundance and sunlit hours that give … Continue reading →

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Poem for the 4th of July, 2019

Posted on July 4, 2019 by wordcloud9

Archibald MacLeish (1892-1982) is probably most remembered for his play J.B. He spent some time in and out of the writing life, as a lawyer, an ambulance driver in WWI, an Ivy League professor, and, at the request of President Franklin Roosevelt, as … Continue reading →

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TCS: Poems for Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day

Posted on July 1, 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 … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: REQUIEM

Posted on June 28, 2019 by wordcloud9

NOTE: This was originally posted July 1, 2016. With the daily news here in the U.S. of families seeking asylum being separated, children sleeping on concrete floors under glaring lights all night, without soap, or a toothbrush, or even a … Continue reading →

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