Women’s History Month Care Package for Monday, March 8, 2021

Poetry: An Old Portrait by Margaret WiddemerFlower-decked, wide-skirted, from her oval frameShe watches us between the drooping curlsAnd smiles a little as she always smiled.Read More Song In My Head: I’m Every Woman by Chaka Khan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVDCNmdi7QI Art: Rosa Bonheur’s The Horse Fair Photo credit: metmuseum.org Quote: “One child, one teacher, one pen and one …

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Care Package for Monday, March 8, 2021

Poetry: Voices by Sharon OldsOur voices race to the towers, and up beyondthe atmosphere, to the satellite,slowly turning, then back downRead More (https://poets.org/poem/voices) Lyrical: Lodestar by Sarah HarmerAnd wait for it/There are only two things now/This great black night/And the fireglow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyMONDo3zNc Art: Edward Hicks’ The Falls of Niagara Photo credit: metmuseum.org Quote: “What hath …

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Care Package for Sunday, March 7, 2021

Poetry: The Comfort of Darkness by Galway KinnellDarkness swept the earth in my dream,Cold crowded the streets with its wings,Cold talons pursued each river and streamRead More Lyrical: Coming Back To Life by Pink FloydI took a heavenly ride through our silence/I knew the moment had arrived/For killing the past and coming back to life …

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Women’s History Month Care Package for Saturday, March 6, 2021

Poetry: Female Rain by Laura ToheFemale Rain        Dancing from the south             Cloudy cool and gray                   Pregnant with rainchildRead More Song In My Head: Icy Grl by Saweetie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wji4b2jjYOk Art: Whitney Avra’s Spirit Seeker Magic Maker Photo credit: …

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