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10 May Poet’s Corner: Rosemerry for Mother’s Day!
Mother’s Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe (who wrote the words to the “Battle Hymn of the Republic”) as a day dedicated to peace. (Like mothers ever get much of that…) In 1907, Philadelphian Ana Jarvis began a campaign to establish...
14 Feb Poets’ Corner: Rosemerry for Valentine’s Day!
Fact 1: The city of Verona, where Shakespeare set his love story about Romeo and Juliet, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine’s Day. Fact 2: Cynics insist Valentine’s Day is all about men atoning for their sins of omission by buying sweethearts...
30 Dec Poets’ Corner: Rosemerry – Before, During & After NYE
I know. I know. Any excuse to wear sequins. Sooo – “Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right,” part-time local Oprah Winfrey. And cheers to regular contributor Word Woman Rosemerry Trommer, who lends her sparkle to the last...
22 Dec Poets’ Corner: Rosemerry for Xmas!
Google “last minute Xmas gifts” and 100s of ideas show up, among my favorites: a gift of your time, like offering to babysit for your friends’ progeny; tickets to a sporting event or concert; a charitable donation in a friend or loved one’s name; or...
21 Dec Poets’ Corner: Rosemerry for the Solstice!
The term "solstice" means "sun stands still." On the year's two solstices (winter and summer) the sun appears to halt in its incremental journey across the sky but change little in position during this time.
23 Nov Poets’ Corner: Rosemerry for Thanksgiving!
Family, Fun, Football and Feast! The start of the holiday trifecta in nut shell: Thanksgiving. Question on the (groaning) table: What are you grateful for? Who will you miss at your banquet? Regular contributor and poet extraordinaire Word Woman Rosemerry Trommer answers with her moving...
12 May Poets’ Corner: Rosemerry for Mother’s Day!
‘The greatest love is a mother’s; Then comes a dog’s, then comes a sweetheart’s,” Polish proverb. Happy Mother’s Day Telluride – and beyond. We celebrate the holiday by sharing Word Woman Rosemerry Trommer‘s heart-wrenching, words, her pearls forming a mala, something to mediate on. Rosemerry...
12 Feb Poets’ Corner: Rosemerry for Valentine’s Day! Can’t Be Beet!
Beet recipes: Deliciously sweet and brilliantly red, beets are a fun cooking option for Valentine’s Day. The red beet is perfect for Valentine’s Day recipes… That article from UCHealth appeared in my email the very same day Wordwoman, Rosemerry Trommer sent me the following poem...