Poetry: The Miracle by Fenton JohnsonThough I was dwelling in a prison house,My soul was wandering by the carefree streamRead more Song In My Head: Half Acre by Hem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sq5Bvvx5nc&t=1s Art: Ken Currie’s Scottish Mercenaries Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.” …
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Care Package for Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020
Poetry: Self-Portrait in the Time of Disaster by Deborah ParadezAll morning my daughter pleaded, outsideoutside. By noon I kneel to button herCoat, tie the scarf to keep her hood in place.Read more Song In My Head: I Will Not Take These Things For Granted by Toad the Wet Sprocket https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNEt60MoK_I Art: Bernard Brett’s The Royal …
Care Package for Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020
Poetry: The Price of Peace by Henry van DykePeace without Justice is a low estate, –Read more Song In My Head: So Long by Loose Fur https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad2sNG1R2js Art: Henry Anderton’s Mountain Landscape with Dancing Shepherd Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “I do believe in an everyday sort of magic – the inexplicable connectedness we sometimes experience …
Care Package for Friday, Oct. 9, 2020
Poetry: A Pile of Fish by Paul OtrembaSix in all, to be exact. I know it was a Tuesday or Wednesday because the museum closes earlyon those days. I almost wrote somethingRead more Song In My Head: I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbX87g7wzJI Art: Francisco de Goya’s Still Life with Golden Bream …
Spoooky Care Package for Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020
Poetry: Haunted Houses by Henry Wadsworth LongfellowAll houses wherein men have lived and diedAre haunted houses. Through the open doorsThe harmless phantoms on their errands glide,With feet that make no sound upon the floors.Read more Song In My Head: Let’s Twist Again (Mummy Twist Again) by John Zacherle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mce1tNZYAwU Art: Night of the Blood Monster …
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