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Happy Thanksgiving

On November 26, 2020 By RelevantObscurityIn Poetry4 Comments

Well, that took longer than I thought! I will be back next Tuesday with regular posts. And I look forward to spending time at "your place" poking around to see what I have missed. It is a good time for me to remember what is important besides my health and the health of those I …

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Moses: dialogue with God, Madeleine L’Engle-April, National Poetry Month

On April 1, 2019 By RelevantObscurityIn Poetry8 Comments

National Poetry Month, Madeleine L'Engle

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National Poetry Month, James Weldon Johnson’s, The Creation (1927)

On April 29, 2018April 29, 2018 By RelevantObscurityIn Blogging the Spirit, Books, PoetryLeave a comment

National Poetry Month: James Weldon Johnson's, The Creation

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Gabriela Mistral: Chilean Poet, Educator, Diplomat and Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

On April 7, 2018April 7, 2018 By RelevantObscurityIn Poetry2 Comments

On the poetry of Gabriela Mistral

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“I thank You God for most this amazing day…” e e cummings

On February 25, 2018February 24, 2018 By RelevantObscurityIn Blogging the Spirit, Poetry2 Comments

e e cummings

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By the Waters of Babylon, Emma Lazarus, 1887

On July 4, 2017July 3, 2017 By RelevantObscurityIn Holiday, PoetryLeave a comment

Poem by Emma Lazarus, 'By the Waters of Babylon'

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International Hummus Day

On May 13, 2016May 12, 2016 By RelevantObscurityIn Books, Poetry4 Comments

I am not a poet, but on this special day one of my favorite foods needs a poem. Please indulge me...if not in it πŸ™‚   O hummus, you savory golden mush of chickpea and spice, You are rooted in the place you were born, yet many cultures now claim you. Garlic, roasted red pepper, …

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