Care Package for Saturday, May 22, 2021

Poetry: Insomniami by Ariel FranciscoAll night darknessconstructs its unquestioning citadelof intrusive thoughtsRead More Lyrical: New Dawn Coming by Cowboy JunkiesKeep on dreaming soon there’ll be a reason/to see it through one more day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaUs01cBMos Art: Graham Sutherland OM’s Pastoral Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “What one does to kill time is one’s true calling.” – Marty …

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Care Package for Friday, May 21, 2021

Poetry: The Heart’s Astronomy by Julia Ward HoweThis evening, as the twilight fell,My younger children watched for me;Like cherubs in the window framed,I saw the smiling group of three.Read More Lyrical: The Great Beyond by R.E.M.Why can’t we pantomime/Just close our eyes/And sleep sweet dreams/Me and you with wings on our feet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_JnCWT-_O8 Art: Tony …

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Care Package for Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Poetry: The Past by Ralph Waldo EmersonThe debt is paid,The verdict said,The Furies laid,The plague is stayed.Read More Lyrical: Feelin’ Groovy by Jim’s Big EgoSlow down, you move too fast/You got to make the morning last https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywoBSDELcsk Art: Alan Davie’s Village Myths No. 36 Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “In three words I can sum up …

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Care Package for Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Poetry: Apprenticed to Justice by Kimberly BlaeserThe weight of ashesfrom burned-out camps.Lodges smoulder in fire,Read More Lyrical: Road to Joy by Bright EyesThe sun came up with no conclusions/Flowers sleeping in their beds/The city’s cemetery’s humming/I’m wide awake it’s morning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TYVWtj4f48 Art: René Magritte’s The Reckless Sleeper Photo credit: tate.org.uk Quote: “Action is a great …

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