Poetry: My Philosophy of Life by John AshberyJust when I thought there wasn’t room enoughfor another thought in my head, I had this great idea –call it a philosophy of life, if you will. Briefly,it involved living the way philosophers live,according to a set of principles. OK, but which ones?Read more Song In My Head: …
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Care Package for Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020
In memory of RBG. Thank you for everything. RBG carried more on her shoulders than any person should have to bear, and she did it with dignified power, powerful grace, and graceful dignity. There will never be another like her, and the burden is now on us to turn her hard work into an enduring …
Care Package for Friday, Sept. 18, 2020
Poetry: Crooked as a Dog’s Hind Leg by Melissa RangeYanking my lank hair into dog-ears,my granny frowned at my cowlick’srevolt against the comb, my partRead more Song In My Head: Lovers In a Dangerous Time by Bruce Cockburn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IX4gWkFqvU Art: Felix Kelly’s Steamer Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “The meeting of two personalities is like the …
Care Package for Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020
Poetry: Galileo by Paul TranI thought I could stopTime by taking apartThe clock. Minute hand. Hour hand.Read more Song In My Head: Galileo by Indigo Girls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI1keSSwdcI Art: Albert Chereau’s Galileo Galilei Before the Holy Office Photo credit: art.com Quote: “All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover …
Care Package for Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020
Poetry: Rainy Twilight by Evelyn ScottDim gold faces float in the windows,Subtle as perfume,Soft as flowers.Read more Song In My Head: Dimming of the Day by Bonnie Raitt & Richard Thompson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o8M74ufF4Q Art: Graciela Iturbide’s Birds on the Pole, Guanajuato, Mexico Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.” …
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