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A Poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson on the Anniversary of His Birth
Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892) born on August 6, 1809, remains one of Britain’s most popular poets; he served as the Poet Laureate from 1850 until his death in 1892, the longest tenure of any English Poet Laureate. In 1883, he was … Continue reading
TCS: Ring in the Common Love of Good
..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
ON THIS DAY: August 6, 2019
August 6th is Fresh Breath Day Hiroshima Day * Root Beer Float Day Wiggle Your Toes Day ________________________________________ MORE! Elizabeth Robins, Leo Carrillo and Michelle Yeoh, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Alfred Lord Tennyson, Elizabeth Robins, Frank Cobb, Leo Carrillo, Michelle Yeoh, Radhia Cousot, Susie King Taylor
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TCS: Hope Smiles from the Threshold of 2019
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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Tagged Alfred Lord Tennyson, Hope Smiles from the Threshold of 2019, Naomi Shihab Nye, New Years Eve, Ranier Maria Rilke, TCS, W.S. Merwin
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ON THIS DAY: August 6, 2018
August 6th is Fresh Breath Day Hiroshima Day * Root Beer Float Day Wiggle Your Toes Day ______________________________________ MORE! Ann Lee, Teddy Roosevelt and Takako Doi, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Alfred Lord Tennyson, Jane Addams, Lucille Ball, Mother Ann Lee, Radhia Cousot, Takako Doi, Theodore Roosevelt
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Word Cloud: NONSENSE
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD If we look behind the mask of Comedy, we will find the face of Tragedy. Laughter may be humanity’s greatest survival skill, a potent weapon against despair and the Unfairness of Life. Today, people in “industrialized … Continue reading
Posted in Greece, Italy, Poetry, Word Cloud
Tagged Alfred Lord Tennyson, Edward Lear, Edward Stanley Earl of Derby, England, nonsense, The Owl and the Pussycat
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Word Cloud: WINDHEART
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD My father’s favorite poem was “Ulysses,” written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (link below). However, his favorite poet was John Masefield (1878-1967), for his many poems about the sea. Coincidentally, the two men were Poet Laureates of the … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Word Cloud
Tagged Alfred Lord Tennyson, Duncan Campbell Scott, John Masefield, Poet Laureate, Queen Alexandra, Sea Fever, Ulysses, Windheart
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AN EAGLE WITH A SUNLIT EYE
We almost lost the Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), our national bird, symbol of our country, in the 1950s, because of the widespread use of the pesticide DDT. Then in 1962, Rachel Carson’s book, Silent Spring, made people aware of what was … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Documentrary Films, Poetry, Walt Whitman
Tagged Alfred Lord Tennyson, Bald Eagles, Channel Islands, DDT, Endangered Species, Rachel Carson - Silent Spring, Sea Eagles
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