Category Archives: Poetry

Two Poems for Two Solstices

Posted on December 21, 2022 by wordcloud9

In the Northern Hemisphere, our Solstice is a celebration of beginning the turn of the long dark nights toward brighter days, a renewal of hope as one year nears its end and we await the promise of the year to … Continue reading →

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TCS: A Landscape Made of Obstacles

Posted on December 19, 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. _____________________________ There … Continue reading →

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In the Bleak Midwinter

Posted on December 15, 2022 by wordcloud9

__________________________ “I heard a bird sing in the dark of December.A magical thing. And sweet to remember.We are nearer to Spring than we were in September.I heard a bird sing in the dark of December.” ― Oliver Herford __________________________ Irene will be back … Continue reading →

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TCS: Not the Knowing, But the Knowing and Not Doing

Posted on December 12, 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. _____________________________ “To translate … Continue reading →

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Tatamkhulu Afrika and the Dark Where Loneliness Hides

Posted on December 7, 2022 by wordcloud9

December 7, 1920 – Tatamkhulu Afrika born as Mogamed Fu’ad Nasif in Egypt, South African poet and author; he came to South Africa as a very young child, and was fostered by family friends after his parents died; he was … Continue reading →

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TCS: If We Ever Should Come to Kindness …

Posted on December 5, 2022 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.  _____________________________ “Carpe diem! Rejoice while … Continue reading →

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A Poem by Grace Andreacchi on Her Birthday

Posted on December 3, 2022 by wordcloud9

December 3, 1954 – Grace Andreacchi was born in New York City; American novelist, poet, and playwright.  Her first play, Vegetable Medley, opened at the Soho Repertory Theater in 1985.  Her novels include Music for Glass Orchestra, Poetry and Fear, and Scarabocchio. Her poetry collections include:  Songs for … Continue reading →

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Speaker Pelosi – A Life in the Sun

Posted on December 1, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor The lioness roared and determined it was time to leap into the thickets and marshlands of a Presidential impeachment; taking the whole Pride with her and using the last of her nine lives to fight a … Continue reading →

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A Poem by Lucy Maud Montgomery for Her Birthday

Posted on November 30, 2022 by wordcloud9

November 30, 1874 – Lucy Maud Montgomery born, English-Canadian author; best known for her  Anne of Green Gables series. She also used the pen name L.M. Montgomery. After her mother died, her father left her in the custody of her … Continue reading →

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TCS: Freedom is a Dream – Rebels, Refugees, and Romantics

Posted on November 28, 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.  _____________________________ … Continue reading →

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