Poem A Day – Nov. 25, 2016
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Wildfire Moon (Summer, L.A. 2016)
Carol Muske-Dukes
for Bill Handley
Pale ash falls from
the sky. On the lanai,
a child finger-paints
a big red sun, twin to
the one that ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Nov. 23, 2016
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Hermes of the Ways
H.D.
I
The hard sand breaks,
And the grains of it
Are clear as wine.
Far off over the leagues of it,
The wind,
Playing on the wide shore,
Piles little ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Nov. 22, 2016
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Ode to Psyche
John Keats
O Goddess! hear these tuneless numbers, wrung
By sweet enforcement and remembrance dear,
And pardon that thy secrets should be sung
Even into thine ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Nov. 21, 2016
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White Sands
Arthur Sze
– Walking along a ridge of white sand –
it’s cooler below the surface –
we stop and, gazing at an expanse
of dunes to the ... Continue Reading →
Now here’s a tip – Nov. 18, 2016
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By JoAnn Derson
Online shopping season has started, or maybe it never really stops! Don’t forget to run your preferred brand and model number through Google to make ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Nov. 18, 2016
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The afterlife of fame
David Trinidad
is dark
a neglected mansion
with vanishing court
rats in the empty pool
and antiquated actress
languishing
as ghost of her famous self
flickers ... Continue Reading →
Veterans Post – Vets TV network
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by Freddy Groves
A former Marine has come up with a great idea: a veterans’ television network. He didn’t come by that idea the easy way; it took the suicide ... Continue Reading →
Senior News Line – Financial abuse often not reported
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By Matilda Charles
The statistics on elder financial abuse are ugly. Abuse victims lose roughly $2.6 billion per year. One in every 20 seniors admits to being the victim ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Nov. 17, 2016
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Fragment
Rupert Brooke
I strayed about the deck, an hour, to-night
Under a cloudy moonless sky; and peeped
In at the windows, watched my friends at table,
Or playing cards, ... Continue Reading →
Paws Corner – Picking the perfect cat
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By Sam Mazzotta
DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I’m really excited – my mom has decided we can get a kitten! We’re going to adopt one from the local shelter. Do you ... Continue Reading →
