Category Archives: Word Cloud

Word Cloud: MUTTS

Posted on July 31, 2020 by wordcloud9

  by Nona Blyth Cloud July 31 is National Mutt Day. Millions of dogs wind up in animal shelters across the U.S. every year. Most of them are Mutts. Too many of them never get adopted, but the ones who … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: SLOW-BURNING

Posted on July 24, 2020 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Poetry covers everything. If it ever was, or somebody dreamed it happened, or if somebody felt it happen, then there’s a poem about somewhere. But in these hard times, I’ve been searching for the answers to … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: JUSTICE

Posted on July 17, 2020 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD  I’m just an old ’60s peacenik, so I believe there is no true peace without justice. Yet what is Justice?  To me, it means we all get a fair chance – everybody gets something, but nobody … Continue reading →

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TCS: Today is My Husband’s Birthday

Posted on July 13, 2020 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 … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: SUMMERFARE

Posted on July 10, 2020 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Edward Clerihew Bentley (1875-1956) was born on July 10th in London, England. In his youth, he was educated at London’s prestigious St Paul’s School. Gilbert Keith (G. K.) Chesterton was a fellow student, and became his best … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: INDEPENDENCE

Posted on July 3, 2020 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Tomorrow is the 4th of July, the Independence Day of the United States of America. This will not be a Fourth as usual. Many of us will be spending it inside our homes, waiting for it … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: DISPLACED

Posted on June 26, 2020 by wordcloud9

First published in February 2017. Updated and reformatted.  by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Illegal Immigrants. Aliens. Refugees. Migrants. Slave Trafficking. Words, most of them ugly, which represent an explosion of desperation among the world’s most vulnerable peoples. There are 70.8 million … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: ESSENCE

Posted on June 19, 2020 by wordcloud9

Essence was originally posted in February 2017, for Black History Month.It seems timely to republish it during the ongoing national discussion ofRacism in America. by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Essence – ‘the indispensable quality of something that determines its character’ – I … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: SKIN

Posted on June 12, 2020 by wordcloud9

In light of the international conversation and protests about police abuse of peopleof color, I am republishing this Word Cloud, which was first posted in March, 2017. by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Skin is the largest organ of the human body, … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: SUBVERSIVE

Posted on June 5, 2020 by wordcloud9

NOTE: This was originally posted on September 9, 2015, and was reprinted September 21, 2018. It has been re-formatted, but the message remains timely, without needing updating. Because the Power Seekers are always with us. by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Whenever … Continue reading →

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