Tag Archives: Mary Oliver

TCS: The World Offers Itself to Your Imagination

Posted on September 12, 2022 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 a comment. ______________________________ “I tell you this … Continue reading →

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A Poem by Mary Oliver

Posted on July 16, 2021 by wordcloud9

I don’t know about you, but I’m still trying to adjust to “the new reality” – the struggle to get to a post-Covid19 world. Because the pandemic isn’t over, although a lot of people are trying to pretend that it … Continue reading →

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A Poem for World Turtle Day

Posted on May 23, 2021 by wordcloud9

This piece has been updated. It was originally posted May 23, 2018. May 23rd is World Turtle Day, which was founded in 1990 and is sponsored by American Tortoise Rescue. Mary Oliver (1935-2019 ) prolific American poet who was born … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: September 10, 2020

Posted on September 10, 2020 by wordcloud9

September 10th is National Hot Dog Day Swap Ideas Day TV Dinner Day * World Suicide Prevention Day * _____________________________________ MORE! Marie Laveau, Akio Yashiro and Misty Copeland, click

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TCS: Plague Year – There is a Light Somewhere

Posted on June 29, 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 a comment. ______________________________ … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: SNOWBLIND (III)

Posted on December 13, 2019 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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TCS: My Dog Practices Geometry – Poems for Work Like a Dog Day

Posted on August 5, 2019 by wordcloud9

. . 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 … Continue reading →

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TCS: Here, There Are Blueberries

Posted on July 8, 2019 by wordcloud9

. . .Good Morning! . . Today is National Blueberry Day ___________________________________________ 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 … Continue reading →

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TCS: The Bee-Loud Glade – poems for World Bee Day

Posted on May 20, 2019 by wordcloud9

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Mary Oliver (1935-2019)

Posted on January 25, 2019 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud Wikipedia tries to sum her up: Mary Jane Oliver (September 10, 1935 – January 17, 2019) was an American  poet who won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. In 2007 The New York Times described her as “far and away, this country’s … Continue reading →

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