PAW’S CORNER – More resources for therapy dogs
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By Sam Mazzotta
DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I read your column about the owner whose therapy dog helps children with a fear of dogs. I also have a golden retriever ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – May 31, 2016
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What Is the Difference
Laurie Sheck
Stein asked what is the difference. She did not ask what is the sameness. Did not ask what like is. Or proximity. Resemblance. Did not ... Continue Reading →
Winning Ways – Winning with enthusiasm
by Pat Iannuzzi
Enthusiasm is an emotional state characterized by interest, passion and excitement. Being enthusiastic means acting in an animated and eager manner regarding a person, ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – May 30, 2016
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litany
Mahogany L. Browne
I wish I knew how
It would feel to be free
I wish I could break
All the chains holding me – Nina Simone
today i am a black woman in america
& ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – May 28, 2016
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A Few Surprising Turns
Ira Sadoff
Ultimately the air / Is bare sunlight where must be found /
The lyric valuables – George Oppen
A few surprising turns follow us everywhere.
I ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – May 27, 2016
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To the Moon [fragment]
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Art thou pale for weariness
Of climbing Heaven, and gazing on the earth,
Wandering companionless
Among the stars that have a ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – May 25, 2016
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The Dreams of the Dreamer
Georgia Douglas Johnson
The dreams of the dreamer
Are life-drops that pass
The break in the heart
To the soul’s hour-glass.
The songs of ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – May 24, 2016
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The Best Drink
Lee Upton
The afternotes: orange, a little frangipani,
and then something harsh and mineral:
an old jug rutted out of the ruins of a lost chapel.
But first ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – May 23, 2016
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Lesvos
Christopher Bakken
Fishermen out before dawn. None returned.
I asked you why they left their nets behind,
but you were looking out, across to Assos,
and maybe didn’t ... Continue Reading →
