Tag Archives: Shel Silverstein

A Poem for National Puzzle Day

Posted on January 29, 2019 by wordcloud9

    Shel Silverstein (1930-1999), beloved children’s book author, poet, singer-songwriter, cartoonist, and screenwriter, has over 20 million books in print in 30 languages. _________________________________ For his poem, Picture Puzzle Piece, click here:

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Word Cloud: JOCUND (Redux)

Posted on January 25, 2019 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud Survival sometimes hangs on unlikely skills. The Basilisk Lizard (Basiliscus basiliscus) has been dubbed ‘The Jesus Christ Lizard’ because it can run short distances on the surface of water when escaping from predators. The Greater Wax Moth (Galleria mellonella) developed the … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: WABI-SABI (Redux)

Posted on December 28, 2018 by wordcloud9

Updated – originally posted on December 25, 2015 by Nona Blyth Cloud Wabi–sabi (侘寂) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is “imperfect, impermanent, … 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: SWELTERING

Posted on July 27, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD I don’t know what the weather is like where you are, but here, it’s too hot for serious poetry. So let’s take a look at some playful verse. It’s not too surprising that most funny poems … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: JOCUND

Posted on January 27, 2017 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud Survival sometimes hangs on unlikely skills. The Basilisk Lizard (Basiliscus basiliscus) has been dubbed ‘The Jesus Christ Lizard’ because it can run short distances on the surface of water when escaping from predators. The Greater Wax Moth … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: WABI-SABI

Posted on December 25, 2015 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud Wabi–sabi (侘寂) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is “imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete.” Rust, asymmetric shapes, age … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: SUBVERSIVE

Posted on September 4, 2015 by wordcloud9

BY NONA BLYTH CLOUD Whenever a small group hungers for power over a larger group, the weapons they use are the same:  Terror and Guile. The larger the target area in geography, the greater the population, the more Guile must … Continue reading →

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