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Happy Father’s Day 2022
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To the New Year
W. S. Merwin (1927–2019) was an American poet who wrote more than fifty books of poetry and prose, and produced many translations. In the 1980s and 1990s, his writing influence derived from an interest in Buddhist philosophy and deep ecology. … Continue reading
Holidays
However and whatever you celebrate in December, may it bring you and yours much joy and all good things. I offer these two poems for those who may be looking for some “all is calm.” To read “Holidays” and “Another … Continue reading
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Tagged Another Kind of Christmas, December, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Nona Blyth Cloud
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TCS: The Frost-Fires Kindle – Winter Poems
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
Posted in Holidays, Poetry, The Coffee Shop, Winter
Tagged December, I heard a bird sing in the dark of December, TCS, The Frost-Fires Kindle - Winter Poems
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A Poem for Native American Heritage Day
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 of ‘Black Friday,’ annual … Continue reading
If You’re Cynical About Valentine’s Day – This is For You
I went into marriage at age 34, after a long series of failed relationships — but I have never been more certain that it was absolutely the right choice, because it took all those failures to teach me what to value in … Continue reading
A Poem for the Lunar New Year
Lynda Hull (1954-1994), American Poet; as a teenager, she ran away from home. For the next several years, Hull lived in various Chinatowns across North America and married a Chinese immigrant. After reconnecting with her family in the early 1980s, … Continue reading
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Tagged A Poem for the Lunar New Year, Chinese New Year, Lynda Hull
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Holidays – a poem
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), was the most popular American poet of his day, and one of the first American celebrities who was also known in Europe. Though he was a very private man, who suffered greatly from neuralgia (nerve pain), his … Continue reading
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