Care Package for Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020

Poetry: Maine Yet Miami by Richard BlancoThe soft harp of snowfall plucking throughmy pine trees lulls me to peace, yet I stillhear the bongo of thunderstorms rappingRead More Song In My Head: Dandelions In Bullet Holes by Sarah Harmer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPEFIlwbJlg Art: Laure Albin-Guillot’s London, the changing of the guards Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “Worry does …

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A Traditional Christmas Care Package for Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020

Poetry: Carol by Ishion HutchinsonOaks or chestnuts, what here                draws brass linen, wakes me, overcast,                with the polished sprigs of mygrandmother’s               lamp, holding the plumed shade onceRead More Song In My Head: Christmas Waltz …

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Care Package for Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020

Poetry: This Morning by Luci TapahonsoThe screech of the recycling truck jolted me awake.It was just after dawn and the huge trucks were       already tearingthrough the neighborhood, shrieking brakes       keeping rhythmRead More Song In My Head: Cordelia by The Tragically Hip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWWgyeJGyH8 Art: Maurice Utrillo’s Church at St. Hilaire Photo credit: …

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A Traditional Christmas Care Package for Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020

Poetry: Wartime Christmas by Joyce KilmerLed by a star, a golden star,The youngest star, an olden star,Here the kings and shepherds are,Akneeling on the ground.Read More Song In My Head: Jingle Bells by Sugar and the Hi-Lows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNAkrkfUxpY Art: Norman Rockwell’s Christmas Trio Photo credit: nrm.org Quote: “Christmas is not a time nor a season, …

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Care Package for Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020

Poetry: Winter Study by Mark WunderlichTwo days of snow, then iceand the deer peer from the ragged curtain of trees.Hunger wills them, hungerpulls them to the compass of light Read More Song In My Head: Gentle On My Mind by Billy Bragg & Joe Henry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mJnOX6fbvo Art: Emile Schuffenecker’s Spring-like Morning Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “Once …

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