Category Archives: Poetry

Mary Oliver (1935-2019)

Posted on January 25, 2019 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud Wikipedia tries to sum her up: Mary Jane Oliver (September 10, 1935 – January 17, 2019) was an American  poet who won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. In 2007 The New York Times described her as “far and away, this country’s … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: JOCUND (Redux)

Posted on January 25, 2019 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud Survival sometimes hangs on unlikely skills. The Basilisk Lizard (Basiliscus basiliscus) has been dubbed ‘The Jesus Christ Lizard’ because it can run short distances on the surface of water when escaping from predators. The Greater Wax Moth (Galleria mellonella) developed the … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: BEGINNINGS (Redux)

Posted on January 18, 2019 by wordcloud9

Originally posted on January 15, 2016 – Revised and expanded by NONA BLYTH CLOUD For there’s more enterprise In walking naked     – William Butler Yeats, “A Coat” ________________________________________________ from A Cloak by Denise Levertov  And I walked naked from the … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: STONECRAFTER (Redux)

Posted on January 11, 2019 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962) was 26 years old when he found his place in the world. The son of a Presbyterian minister and biblical scholar who took the family on frequent research trips to Europe, young Jeffers attended boarding … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: PRAISE (Redux)

Posted on January 4, 2019 by wordcloud9

Originally posted on January 8, 2016 by Nona Blyth Cloud After the frantic weeks from Thanksgiving to New Years, we’re all ready for that “long winter’s nap” we never got in December. But in the U.S., that can be hard … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for New Year’s Day, 2019

Posted on January 1, 2019 by wordcloud9

“As wave is driven by wave And each, pursued, pursues the wave ahead, So time flies on and follows, flies, and follows, Always, forever and new. What was before Is left behind; what never was is now; And every passing … Continue reading →

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In Scotland, This is Hogmanay

Posted on December 31, 2018 by wordcloud9

This is updated from the original posting in January 2016, and the redux in 2018 ____________________________________________ A guid New Year to ane an` a` and mony may ye see! ____________________________________________ New Year’s Eve is celebrated around the world, but in … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: WABI-SABI (Redux)

Posted on December 28, 2018 by wordcloud9

Updated – originally posted on December 25, 2015 by Nona Blyth Cloud Wabi–sabi (侘寂) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is “imperfect, impermanent, … Continue reading →

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TCS: The Good, the Sad and the Fugly

Posted on December 24, 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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Summer Poem for the Southern Hemisphere

Posted on December 22, 2018 by wordcloud9

It’s Winter in the top half of the world, but south of the equator, the Sun is smiling. Hone Tuwhare (1922 -2008) was born in Kaikohe, Northland, New Zealand into the Maori Ngapuhi tribe. Well-known and much-loved in his own country, … Continue reading →

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