Category Archives: Word Cloud

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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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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Word Cloud: WINDOWS (Redux)

Posted on December 21, 2018 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud Through the small tall bathroom window the December yard is gray and scratchy, the tree calligraphic. ………………………… – Dave Eggers The view from Dave Eggers’ bathroom window is a close match to the view from my kitchen window. Most … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: ENCRYPTED (Redux)

Posted on December 14, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD When the Germans invaded Denmark in April, 1940, Piet Hein (1905-1996) was a 34-year-old scientist and inventor, who had to decide between three responses: do nothing, flee to “neutral” Sweden — or join the Danish resistance movement. As he explained in … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: SNOWBLIND (Redux)

Posted on December 7, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD It’s an irony that the things I like best about Christmas are traditions from places where Winter means snow and ice. The smell of pine warmed by glowing lights, carols full of cold Decembers, and hot … 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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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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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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