Poetry: Winter to Spring by Irvin W. UnderhillDid not I remember that my hair is grey With only a fringe of it left,I’d follow your footsteps from wee break of day Till night was of moon-light bereft.Read More Lyrical: Hometown by Sarah JaroszWhat makes a life complete?/Roads traveled and people you meet?/Or is …
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Care Package for Friday, April 9, 2021
Poetry: At a Deli Counter in Vermont by Stephanie BurtYour ride home complains the grocery store is freezingthey’d rather wait outside the burly guywith the walrus stache asks whether you want your Italianwith the works You’re not sure what that meansRead More Lyrical: Dear Mr. Fantasy by …
Care Package for Thursday, April 8, 2021
Poetry: Ode to My Socks by Pablo NerudaMaru Mori brought mea pairof sockswhich she knitted herselfRead More Lyrical: Bittersweet by Big Head Todd and the MonstersIt’s bittersweet/More sweet than bitter/Bitter than sweet/It’s a bittersweet surrender https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXV8oyIsvpE Art: Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520-66) Photo credit: metmuseum.org Quote: “It will never rain roses: …
Care Package for Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Poetry: On Time by Kahlil KibranAnd an astronomer said, Master, what of Time? And he answered: You would measure time the measureless andimmeasurable. You would adjust your conduct and even direct the course ofyour spirit according to hours and seasons.Read More Lyrical: I Will Dare by The ReplacementsAin’t lost …
Care Package for Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Poetry: The Teller of Tales by Gabriela Mistral When I’m walking, everythingon earth gets upand stops me and whispers to me,and what they tell me is their storyRead More Lyrical: Mr. Bojangles by Sammy Davis Jr.We spoke in tears of fifteen years/How his dog and him/They travelled about https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBjlFqV1A-g Art: John William Hill’s Plums …
