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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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 …
A Traditional Christmas Care Package for Monday, Dec. 21, 2020
Poetry: Old Santeclaus by Clement Clarke MooreOld Santeclaus with much delightHis reindeer drives this frosty night,O’er chimney-tops, and tracks of snow,To bring his yearly gifts to you.Read More Song In My Head: Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) by U2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmZBC92pgrE Art: George Inness’s Christmas Eve Photo credit: georgeinness.org Quote: “I sometimes think we expect too …
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Care Package for Monday, Dec. 21, 2020
Poetry: Fairbanks Under the Solstice by John HainesSlowly, without sun, the day sinkstoward the close of December.It is minus sixty degrees.Read More Song In My Head: Great Day by Paul McCartney https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UczpCIXfWic Art: Isabel Rawsthorne’s View through a Window II Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” – Percy Bysshe …