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Poets Coffee Table Talks
Imagine sitting around the table in a coffee house like in the old days. Remember the beatnik days? Then you may be a baby boomer, like me. Perhaps you are more into another scene, open mics at the local coffee shop or bar. Well, it’s now 2021 and we get to do these things virtually. That’s right! You can wear your beanie, scarves, have your favorite beverage and snacks and participate in the Poets Coffee Table Talk held in your home on your computer, tablet, phone…
National Poetry Month is coming in April. There is something planned for every day of the month. One of many events will be the Coffee Table Talks to be held each Monday night in April. We will have panelists who will speak about a variety of topics, each week being something different. Come join us for one, two, three, or even all four sessions. Take a look and sign up if you would like to join. If you are not wanting to sign up on the Meetup page, go to the comments on this page and provide your email and I will send the link.
Check out each weeks offerings and sign up 🙂
Celebrating the Publication of Two Hearts with Annette Tarpley and Sarfraz Ahmed
Dedication: Maya Angelou
Today’s devotional post is to the late, great Maya Angelou. Please read the poem “Alone” in the above link. Copyright prevents by sharing it directly. I am most grateful for Poets.org doing the work to post beautiful works of our poets.
Following is my attempt at writing to this poem. It in no way begins to touch what Ms. Angelou wrote, but by studying and writing to a poem it helps take us to another level of understanding. I invite you to try this challenge.
Inspired by Maya Angelou 1928-2014
Never Alone
Thoughtful of silence,
Living life at a snail’s pace,
Isn’t it better?
Living life alone, just one,
Could it possibly be best?
Watching the rat race,
People run hither and yon,
Breathing heavily,
Keeping pace with the latest,
Fantacizing about things.
How about catching
All the rhythyms of the rain,
Watching suns melting,
Feeling the steamy rising,
Is this better-after all?
Shadows of darkness
Comforting the fearful man,
Why does it matter?
Is he better off alone?
Does he feel the onlyness?
Fearing the sunshine
When the drink is not enough,
When shoes fall apart
As hot asphalt burns the soles,
His stomach rumbles often.
Best thing I can tell,
There’s no need to fool ourselves.
It’s not happening.
There is no way to survive
Believing we are all alone.
Take the busy man,
Spirited to run the race,
Thinks his road is high,
Sun still finds his balding head,
Rain still trickles on his face.
Silence is for breaking.
Ceilings breaking, glass released,
Life is made for each
Making it better for all.
Otherwise-we all suffer.
Taking paces back,
Influencing these hard times,
Making the changes
Needed to resolve the needs
Focusing on peaceful ends.
by Lisa Tomey
Dive into Poetry and Make a Splash!
Announcing: Dive into Poetry coming in March!
Poet and Writing Coach Jena Schwartz will be hosting Dive into Poetry for the month of March 2020.
As a former and future Dive participant, I can honestly say that these events have been the best for online interactions with fellow poets.
To learn more about Dive into Poetry go to this LINK
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