Eliza Daley ~ Wordcraft & Musing on Home & Hope
Earth Day Earth Day was created in 1970 as a direct political challenge. Wisconsin's Senator Gaylord Nelson wanted the US government to do what government is supposed to do — protect its people and lands from rapacious business. He created Earth Day and organized the first demonstrations across the country to force the hand of… Continue reading The Daily: 22 April 2023
I'm in the last third of the National Poetry Month challenge. This is when haiku and other forms of brevity start creeping in. I used to write quite a lot of these spare cut gems, but they start to lose their luster when tossed into the rule bin. Being a merry anarchist, I don't go… Continue reading The Daily: 21 April 2023
I've been reading Art Goodtimes', Dancing on the Edge: The McRedeye Poems, during my morning meditation time. This collection draws out laughter and head-shaking, tears and hope. Goodtimes, himself, is an intriguingly contradictory person. He studied to be a Roman Catholic priest and then turned rather feral on points of religion. His poetry reveals a… Continue reading The Daily: 13 April 2023
There have been many good writes this month. My All Poetry site is overflowing with kudos. (For those unfamiliar with that platform, there are contests and awards.) So I'm sharing a few here. beyond words so much invested in these sounds and symbols so much granted to meanings and myths we bequeath primacy to numeracy… Continue reading The Daily: 12 April 2023
I'm a third of the way through National Poetry Month. Touch wood, but I haven't missed a day yet. Nor have I slacked much on this blog. But today I have a repost for you. It's a story I first wrote about thirty years ago. I've tweaked it repeatedly in the decades since, but the… Continue reading The Daily: 11 April 2023
The fifth moon of my solar year is the Sap Moon. It is new between 24 February and 24 March, full between 10 March and 7 April. This is a period of rapid change. The Sap Moon rarely sees the same weather from year to year. When it’s early in the solar calendar, this month is… Continue reading The Daily: 6 April 2023
National Dandelion Day The Old Farmer’s Almanac claims that April 5th is Dandelion Day. I’m fairly certain this is not a thing, but it should be. Dandelions are pleasurable in so many ways. Just imagine an early summer lawn dotted with bee-covered smiling suns! And when you need calm, there is nothing better than sitting in the… Continue reading The Daily: 5 April 2023
Do not seek pleasure everywhere, but always be ready to find it. — John Ruskin in Tolstoy's Calendar of Wisdom for 4 April I was chasing down information on the soon-to-be avalanche of wealth transferal — or more likely wealth annihilation, since it is becoming increasingly clear that symbolic wealth is not the same as,… Continue reading The Daily: 4 April 2023
Poetry Month For the next few weeks, I'll be focused on writing a poem a day for National Poetry Month. So there may be some weeks when nothing much happens here. I'll put up some of the poems, but probably not all. If you're interested in more, they can be found on my All Poetry… Continue reading The Daily: 2 April 2023
Thanks to all the well wishes! I feel blessed! All ended about as well as can be expected. Everybody is home with extant body parts more or less functional again. Perhaps certain persons may even take this as a sign that it might be time to slow down a bit now that over eight decades… Continue reading The Daily: 1 April 2023
By My Solitary Hearth 