Monthly Archives: July 2013

Thoughtful Thursday: Knoxville, Tennessee & Dreams

Today's inspiration comes in the form of a delightful poem by Nikki Giovanni about the joys of summer, and a classic from Langston Hughes: Knoxville, Tennessee I always like summer Best you can eat fresh corn From daddy's garden And okra And greens And cabbage And lots of Barbeque And buttermilk And homemade ice-cream At the church picnic And [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:38:04-04:00July 11th, 2013|Thoughtful Thursday|Comments Off on Thoughtful Thursday: Knoxville, Tennessee & Dreams

Thoughtful Thursday: Independence Day Inspiration

Happy Fourth! Today's first Thoughtful Thursday offering is a moving poem about our nation written by Claude McKay, a Jamaican American writer and poet who figured prominently in the Harlem Renaissance. America Although she feeds me bread of bitterness, And sinks into my throat her tiger’s tooth, Stealing my breath of life, I will confess I love this cultured [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:38:04-04:00July 4th, 2013|Holidays, Thoughtful Thursday|Comments Off on Thoughtful Thursday: Independence Day Inspiration
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