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: …

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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 …

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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 …

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Care Package for Saturday, April 3, 2021

Poetry: To Rebuild by Hallie KnightThe house was built,Brick by brick, pane by pane,Initially withstanding winds,The force of a hurricane.Read More Lyrical: Bad Self Portraits by Lake Street DiveI could have been a painter or a president/But after 25 years/I should be good at something https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRrjDhQLw9s Art: Rough Waves by Ogata Kōrin Photo credit: metmuseum.com …

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