Month: May 2023

(MUSIC ADDED) You’re Never Moving Forward if You’re Always Looking Back #Constellations #Lyra #Orpheus #Eurydice #Loss #Song

29 May 2023

I haven’t had the chance to record a demo of this song yet, but to stick to my weekly post format, I’m releasing the lyrics to “Lyra” now, with the intention of adding the music later. Like many of these songs, I’ve wanted to avoid the obvious retelling of the classic mythological tales that these … More (MUSIC ADDED) You’re Never Moving Forward if You’re Always Looking Back #Constellations #Lyra #Orpheus #Eurydice #Loss #Song

Photo of the Day Poems: Ebullience #Poem #Poetry #Photography #Ebullience #Animals #Chimpanzee

21 May 2023

Ebullience: (noun) the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings : exuberance “Ebullience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ebullience. Accessed 21 May. 2023. Ebullience by Vincent H. Anastasi 2019 The baby chimpanzee: upside-down jester on its mother’s knee (mouth wide, tongue out) face of buffoonery, twisted strands of straw defying gravity dangle upward while … More Photo of the Day Poems: Ebullience #Poem #Poetry #Photography #Ebullience #Animals #Chimpanzee

For Mother’s Day: A Poem by Wendell Berry #Poem #Poetry #Mother #Mom #Forgiveness #WendellBerry

14 May 2023

Either Wendell Berry and I share the same mother, or he just perfectly captured the power of forgiveness that many mothers exhibit. As I read this poem for the first time, I imagined myself as the speaker. Though not outwardly rebellious to my mother’s face, the boy I presented at home bore no likeness to … More For Mother’s Day: A Poem by Wendell Berry #Poem #Poetry #Mother #Mom #Forgiveness #WendellBerry

Photo of the Day Poems: The Lesson #Poem #Poetry #Photography #Homer #Epic #Lesson #Protest

7 May 2023

As the school year draws to a close, it admittedly becomes more challenging to plan engaging lessons to rein in the drifting minds of students who smell the fresh-cut grass and can only imagine the summer days stretching out before them. (Admittedly, I TOO feel the same way!) We always talk about the Three Rs … More Photo of the Day Poems: The Lesson #Poem #Poetry #Photography #Homer #Epic #Lesson #Protest