Category Archives: Art

TCS: Ogden Nash and ‘The Common Cold’

Posted on December 3, 2018 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: EARTHDRUM

Posted on November 30, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD For this final day of Native American Heritage Month, I offer you some poems by Joseph Bruchac (1942 –)  an Abenaki poet, storyteller and editor who won a Cherokee Nation Prose Award, the Hope S. Dean Award for … Continue reading →

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TCS: BREVITY is the Soul of Wit

Posted on November 26, 2018 by wordcloud9

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Word Cloud: TABLE

Posted on November 23, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD The Friday after Thanksgiving has been designated as Native American Heritage Day in the U.S. since 2008, but some Native Americans feel the day is a poor choice, since it coincides with the aggressive capitalism and greed … Continue reading →

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A Poem for November 22, 2018

Posted on November 22, 2018 by wordcloud9

First of all, _________________________________ Consider the humble onion. It is so often the beginning of great meals. I hope that whatever you are eating today is truly a feast. Click for the poem:

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TCS: It Was the Best of Times – Rocky and Bullwinkle

Posted on November 19, 2018 by wordcloud9

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Word Cloud: BRIEFLY

Posted on November 16, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Apologies, Dear Readers, I am in the thrall of a head cold this week, and so this edition of Word Cloud will be brief. As the New Testament says, the spirit is willing, but the flesh … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: FIRST

Posted on November 9, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Indigenous – aboriginal, earliest, FIRST, native, original Continuing this week with poems for National Native American Heritage Month, which happens in the U.S. every November, but with less fanfare than it deserves. Of course, some Native Americans don’t … Continue reading →

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TCS: WHY VOTE? Poets Tell Us What All the Polls Leave Out

Posted on November 5, 2018 by wordcloud9

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Word Cloud: CIRCLES

Posted on November 2, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD November in the U.S. is Native American Heritage Month.  It was not something that happened easily. In 1915, Red Fox James, a member of the Blackfoot nation, rode his horse from state to state seeking approval from … Continue reading →

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