Tag Archives: May Sarton

His Ninth Life – In Memoriam

Posted on February 6, 2023 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 add a comment. _____________________________ “What we … Continue reading →

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TCS: Now I Become Myself

Posted on May 3, 2021 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. ______________________________ Loneliness is the poverty … Continue reading →

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Notes on How to Be Old

Posted on January 8, 2021 by wordcloud9

Today is my 72nd birthday, so I’m taking a refresher course on being old from one of my favorite poets. May Sarton (1912-1995) was a prolific writer and poet. She did old age as well as anybody I ever knew … Continue reading →

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TCS: Stocking the Pantry in a Plague Year

Posted on May 11, 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 … Continue reading →

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Two Poems for Mother’s Day

Posted on May 10, 2020 by wordcloud9

May Sarton (born Eleanore Marie Sarton), was an only child. Her parents fled with their two-year-old daughter from their Belgian homeland when the Germans invaded in 1914, first reaching Britain, and then on to America. Her father, who was a … Continue reading →

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For Mother’s Day

Posted on May 12, 2019 by wordcloud9

May Sarton (born Eleanore Marie Sarton), was an only child. Her parents fled with their two-year-old daughter from their Belgian homeland when the Germans invaded in 1914, first to Britain, and then on to America. Her father, who was a … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: SOLITUDE

Posted on July 20, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD May Sarton (1912-1995) wrote in her Journal of a Solitude: “There is no doubt that solitude is a challenge and to maintain balance within it a precarious business. But I must not forget that, for me, being with … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: May 3, 2018

Posted on May 3, 2018 by wordcloud9

May 3rd is Chocolate Custard Day Garden Meditation Day Lumpy Rug Day * National Textiles Day * National Public Radio Day * Two Different Colored Shoes Day * UN World Press Freedom Day * _________________________________________ MORE! Marcel Dupré, Golda Meir … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: May 3, 2017

Posted on May 3, 2017 by wordcloud9

May 3rd is Garden Meditation Day Lumpy Rug Day * National Public Radio Day * National Textiles Day * Raspberry Tart Day UN World Press Freedom Day * Two Different Colored Shoes Day * Prevent Teen & Unplanned Pregnancy Day … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: FIRE

Posted on October 7, 2016 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD FIRE – the twin-tempered element, comfort and terror, enemy and friend. It has warmed us, cooked our food, and lit our way in the dark since we lived in caves. But it has also murdered us, laying waste … Continue reading →

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