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Poem – A – Day: Never Give All the Heart by W. B. Yeats

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Ciarrai

Today’s poem comes from my literary soul mate, William Butler Yeats. While I am sure  that Mr. Yeats will be making more than one appearance here during National Poetry Month, the wistful melancholy of this poem really appealed to me … Continue reading →

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Poem – A – Day: Blue Butterfly Day by Robert Frost

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Ciarrai

Welcome to April and National Poetry Month! This time yesterday morning, it was snowing hard. Big fluffy snowflakes as big as my thumb were fulling the sky and erasing any hint of color outside my window. But today is the … Continue reading →

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Poem – A – Day: Birches by Robert Frost

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Ciarrai

I couldn’t let National Poetry Month go by without posting a poem by Robert Frost. But where most people have “The Road Less Traveled” as their go-to Frost poem, I have always loved Birches best of all his poems (although … Continue reading →

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Poem – A – Day: I am Much too Alone In This World, Yet Not Alone Enough

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Ciarrai

A new (to me) favorite poem: I Am Much Too Alone in This World, Yet Not Alone by Rainer Maria Rilke I am much too alone in this world, yet not alone enough to truly consecrate the hour. I am … Continue reading →

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Poem – a – Day: Maggie and Millie and Molly and May by e. e. cummings / Leave Your Sleep by Natalie Merchant.

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Ciarrai

For today’s poem of the day, I wanted to share a version of e. e. cumming’s “Maggie and Millie and Molly and May” that I particularly love. A few years ago, inspired by the act of reading poetry with her … Continue reading →

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Poem – A – Day: The Land of Nod

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Ciarrai

Yesterday, instead of posting my poem of the day, I got distracted and talked into doing an impromptu photo shoot of tiny kitties before the two oldest kittens went to their new home. But I think you will forgive me … Continue reading →

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Poem – A – Day: The Naming of Cats by T. S. Eliot

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Ciarrai

My sister, who is very active with local feral cat Trap/Neuter/Return efforts through an organization called Guardians of Rescue, recently rescued some kittens from a shed that was being torn down. Since these little babies are really too young to … Continue reading →

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Poem-A-Day: April 22nd: Walt Whitman and Earth Day

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Ciarrai

Happy Earth Day everyone! I have been thinking about what poem I should post today that would be appropriate for the occasion and I have selected “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman. There is something so organic about Whitman’s poem … Continue reading →

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Poem – a – Day: April 20th and 21st: Playing Catch Up

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Ciarrai

Last night, I was attempting to post the poem of the day when my computer crashed… again. I took it as sign that a very difficult day really should end and went to bed instead of posting the poem. Sorry … Continue reading →

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Poem – A – Day: April 19th: Poems for Book Lovers

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Ciarrai

I don’t have any photos or videos or anything flashy to go along with today’s books but I am hoping that the sheer amount of poems I am posting will make it up to you. There is no Frigate like … Continue reading →

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