Archive for May, 2010
Irkafirka chose my tweet
[Click] Sidewalk scene: Robin wrestling with worm. Then, folding it. Flying away to feed his nestlings. Irkafirka–a cool Twitter site–illustrated my tweet. It looks like a drawing from a really fun book for children.
“What’s a Mother to Do?” from “Poems & One-Liners,” by Ric Masten
Blog-of-the-month topic: Mothers Day Month Ric Masten–Troubador Minister for the Unitarian Universalist–gave so much wisdom and pleasure. Ric’s poem set to music–”Let It Be a Dance”– has to be his most well-known and loved. It’s a lilting tune with uplifting words that truly makes you want to dance through life. His three books “Poems & [...]
Ric Masten’s tribute poem for Nancy Malone
I met Joe on-line during April’s Poem-a-Day. I met Marcy Burns when she reviewed “Sightlines: A Poet’s Diary.” Joe and Marcy are friends. He responded to my father’s poem for mother “When Trails Divide” by sending me a poem Ric Masten wrote for Joe’s wife. Marcy had sent me Ric Masten’s book “Words & One-Liners, [...]
“When Trails Divide,” a love poem for Ruth by Erwin A. Thompson
My father wrote this touching love poem for my mother, Ruth Evelyn Johnston Thompson after her death May 1, 2006. Today is the fourth anniversary of her death. Once again I’m sharing his tribute. See Ric Masten’s poem for Nancy Malone. –JGR When Trails Divide by Erwin A. Thompson For Ruth, my faithful partner of [...]
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