Category Archives: Word Cloud

Word Cloud: ENTHRALL

Posted on October 26, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Witches. In cultures around the world, stories are told of women who have some extraordinary power: the gift of foretelling the future; of casting spells to alter reality; of mysteriously healing the sick; of cursing their … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: PHANTASM (revisited)

Posted on October 19, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Autumn days slide into long nights of winter-dark –shadows shifting on the bedroom wall, soft footfalls pacing the hallway, or dried leaves scratching on a windowpane – all subtly take on an ominous quality. October is a month abounding with myths … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: DARKLING (revisited)

Posted on October 12, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD The long days of summer are a pleasant memory. Now the warm days grow fewer, and the Autumn nights are longer, with winter-chill in the wee hours. It’s the darkling time of year, when we want … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: CAILLE (‘Veil’ revisted)

Posted on October 5, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD This is a re-post of a Word Cloud from 2016, because it’s October, the month for otherworldly poetry, and things that go bump in the night.    In Celtic mythology, the Hag is called the Cailleach, the ‘veiled one’ … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: SHADOWLIGHT (revisited)

Posted on September 28, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD The remarkable Etel Adnan, who excels as a visual artist, and equally as a writer, is 93 years old. On September 1, 2018, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art opened an exhibition of her artwork … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: SUBVERSIVE (revisited)

Posted on September 21, 2018 by wordcloud9

NOTE: This was originally posted on September 9, 2015. It has been re-formatted, but the message seems all too timely now, without needing updating. by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Whenever a small group hungers for power over a larger group, the … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: ACCIDENTAL

Posted on September 14, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Most people become poets by inclination and talent, but Jack Prelutsky (1940 – ), whose birthday is this month, was taking lessons to be a singer, and he liked to draw. He had a teacher in elementary school who … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: EXPERIENCES

Posted on September 7, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD I was in San Francisco for the “Summer of Love.” They were heady days. I got to hear all the cool bands, and anything seemed possible. People, mostly kids like me, came from many places seeking … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: AUGUST

Posted on August 31, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD The last day of August, still time to catch some summer sun, and enhale its layers of aroma: sunscreen, watermelon, citronella and charcoal brickettes. So I have three August poems for you from three very different … Continue reading →

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WORD CLOUD: MUSE

Posted on August 24, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Many people have the impression that the struggle for women’s equality began in the 19th century, but there is evidence in women’s writing from much earlier that at least these women driving a pen across the … Continue reading →

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