Poetry: Yesterday and To-Morrow by Paul Laurence DunbarYesterday I held your hand,Reverently I pressed it,And its gentle yieldingnessFrom my soul I blessed it.Read More Lyrical: Ain’t No Sunshine by Bill WithersAin’t no sunshine when she’s gone/And this house just ain’t a home/Anytime she goes away https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuKfiH0Scao Art: Vija Celmins’ Ocean Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “In …
Month: June 2021
A DATE WITH HISTORY: Wednesday, June 16, 1954
In the Top Ten: Little Things Mean A Lot by Kitty Kallen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C7SzKv2uLU On the Bestseller List: The Bad Seed by William March Photo credit: en.wikipedia.org New In Theaters: Them! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4URRp39XOo&t=4s New In Comic Shops: Lovelorn #50 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: Three Steps to Heaven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZRn714f2Qc Magazine Roulette: Imagination Photo credit: isfdb.com Zodiac/Horoscope: Click …
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Poetry: Kindness by Naomi Shihab NyeBefore you know what kindness really isyou must lose things,feel the future dissolve in a momentlike salt in a weakened broth.Read More Lyrical: The Milkman of Human Kindness by Billy BraggI love you/I am the milkman of human kindness/I will leave an extra pint https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMRfsvpfo8E Art: Thomas Rowlandson’s Killing with …
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For Ashley & Chris on their wedding day Poetry: All I Ever Wanted by Katie FordWhen I thought it was right to name my desires,What I wanted of life, they seemed to turnLike bleating sheep, not to me, who could have beenA caring, if unskilled, shepherd, but to the boxed-in hillsRead More Lyrical: Open Window …
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Poetry: My Song by Joseph Seamon Cotter, Sr.I sang me a song, a tiny song, A song that was sweet to my soul,And set it a-float on the sea of chance In search of a happy goal.Read More Lyrical: Your Song by Elton JohnI hope you don’t mind/That I put down in the words/How wonderful …