Category Archives: Poetry

Jerusalem by Naomi Shihab Nye

Posted on March 15, 2023 by wordcloud9

Naomi Shihab Nye was born in 1952 in St. Louis, Missouri, to a Palestinian father and an American mother; poet, songwriter, children’s author, novelist, and editor. In 1966, when she was 14, her family moved to the West Bank because … Continue reading →

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TCS: Music So Sweet It Makes the Air Remember

Posted on March 13, 2023 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. _____________________________ “The world … Continue reading →

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Women’s History Month: Citizen Ilhan Omar

Posted on March 9, 2023 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor Yesterday was International Women’s Day and this year’s theme is #EmbraceEquity. “March is also Women’s History Month in Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom and is a time to celebrate and recognize the amazing … Continue reading →

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TCS: Until Wings Break Into Fire

Posted on March 6, 2023 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. _____________________________ “I was gravely warned by … Continue reading →

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The Road to Justice

Posted on March 2, 2023 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “Justice grows out of recognition of ourselves in eachother…that my liberty depends on you being free too.”– Barack Obama___________ “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, … Continue reading →

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TCS: “This Unimportant Morning Something Goes Singing”

Posted on February 27, 2023 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. _____________________________ I do not believe in … Continue reading →

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Waiting to Wait

Posted on February 23, 2023 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “Of all the hardships a person had to face, none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting.” – Khaled Hosseni – A Thousand Splendid Suns “Waiting is a sustained effort to stay focused on … Continue reading →

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TCS: Through All My Tears I Still Shall Laugh

Posted on February 20, 2023 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. _____________________________ “Survival is … Continue reading →

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TCS: ‘The Poem You Made of Me’ – Valentine’s Week

Posted on February 13, 2023 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. _____________________________ “I wonder … Continue reading →

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A Great Star Will Fall – Else Lasker-Schüler

Posted on February 11, 2023 by wordcloud9

Else Lasker-Schüler, born Elisabeth Schüler on February 11, 1869 in Elberfeld, Germany, was a German Jewish poet, short-story writer, playwright, and novelist affiliated with the avant-garde and German Expressionism. She was the author of several works, including Styx, Die Wupper and Mein blaues … Continue reading →

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