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Poetry Wednesday 06/24/09: Sign in and take the tour

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The Blues by Langston Hughes When the shoe strings break On both your shoes And you’re in a hurry- That’s the blues. When you go to buy a candy bar And you’ve lost the dime you had- Slipped through a hole in your pocket somewhere- That’s the blues, too, and bad! Hello, and welcome back to Poetry Wednesday 6/24/09. You can sign in today and take the tour thru Thursday, so take your time. I’ll be your hostess again this week. My sister, Sans Souci, … Continue reading →

Poetry Wednesday 05/12/10: Life Is Fine by Langston Hughes

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Life Is Fine by Langston Hughes . I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. I tried to think but couldn’t, So I jumped in and sank. I came up once and hollered! I came up twice and cried! If that water hadn’t a-been so cold I might’ve sunk and died. But it was Cold in that water! It was cold! I took the elevator Sixteen floors above the ground. I thought about my baby And thought I would jump down. … Continue reading →

Poetry Wednesday 12/10/11: On Looking up by Chance at the Constellations

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On Looking Up by Chance at the Constellations by Robert Frost You’ll wait a long, long time for anything much To happen in heaven beyond the floats of cloud And the Northern Lights that run like tingling nerves. The sun and moon get crossed, but they never touch, Nor strike out fire from each other nor crash out loud. The planets seem to interfere in their curves – But nothing ever happens, no harm is done. We may as well go patiently on with our … Continue reading →

Poetry Wednesday 11/26/08: William Butler Yeats

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The Bridges of Madison County. This week for Poetry Wednesday, I will present this story from the perspective of the novel, which the movie originated from. There is more detail in the novel that was overlooked in the film, such as several references to poetry that I felt contribute to the beauty of the story. The Bridges of Madison County is a best-selling novel by Robert James Waller which tells the story of a lonely Italian war bride who engages in an adulterous affair with a National Geographic photographer from … Continue reading →

Poetry Wednesday 06/04/08: Jacqueline Lee Bouvier

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  Music: “How To Handle a Woman” by Richard Harris from “Camelot” The inauguration of John F. Kennedy in 1961 brought to the White House and to the heart of the nation a beautiful young wife and the first young children of a President in half a century. She was born Jacqueline Lee Bouvier, daughter of John Vernon Bouvier III and his wife, Janet Lee. Her early years were divided between New York City and East Hampton, Long Island, where she learned to ride almost … Continue reading →

Poetry Wednesday 09/24/08: I Feel Like Saying A Beatnik Poem

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Introduction: A tough kid comes to a new high school and begins muscling his way into the drug scene. As he moves his way up the ladder, a schoolteacher tries to reform him, his aunt tries to seduce him, and the “weedheads” are eager to use his newly found enterprise, but he has his own agenda. After an altercation involving fast cars, hidden drugs, and police, he’s accepted by the drug kingpin and is off into the big leagues. A typical morality play of the … Continue reading →

Poetry Wednesday 08/19/09: Simple Man

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Joni Mitchell and Graham Nash Simple Man by Graham Nash (for Joni Mitchell) I am a simple man So I sing a simple song Never been so much in love And never hurt so bad at the same time. I am a simple man And I play a simple tune I wish that I could see you once again Across the room like the first time. I just want to hold you I don’t want to hold you down I hear what you’re saying and … Continue reading →

Poetry Wednesday 08/27/08: Poetry Man

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I thought this would be a cool song to post for Poetry Wednesday this week, especially when nothing’s really going on. Renowned for her elastic contralto and jazz-scat vocal gymnastics, singer Phoebe Snow was born Phoebe Laub on July 17, 1952 in New York City. During her childhood in Teaneck, New Jersey, she initially studied piano, but switched to the guitar in her teens, writing poetry which gradually mutated into her first songs. Overcoming her stage fright, Snow began playing Greenwich Village clubs in the … Continue reading →

Poetry Wednesday 11/26/08: Sign in and take the tour

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Left: Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood from the film “The Bridges of Madison County”. Hello, and welcome back to Poetry Wednesday 11/26/08. You can sign in today and take the tour thru Thursday, so take your time. I’ll be your hostess again this week. My sister, Sans Souci, is on a break, putting together her own poetry book, but she will check in. Before we get started, please make sure that your post has a link to get back to this page to make it … Continue reading →

Poetry Wednesday 02/20/08: The Dangling Conversation

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The Dangling Conversation by Simon and Garfunkel It’s a still life water color, Of a now late afternoon, As the sun shines through the curtained lace And shadows wash the room. And we sit and drink our coffee Couched in our indifference, Like shells upon the shore You can hear the ocean roar In the dangling conversation And the superficial sighs, Are the borders of our lives. And you read your Emily Dickinson, And I my Robert Frost, And we note our place with bookmarkers … Continue reading →