Tag Archives: Play

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Frigid

Looking down into the heart of the frigid winter Hoping to find maybe some kind of hint there Why so many find the starkness of winter dead Perhaps it’s the quietness they hold in dread? The chill can ache deep … Continue reading

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Inefficient

The accusation has turned a cat’s meow into a roar It seems it is time again to put aside the purr for more Oh you who would judge, do you really think this is easy At the risk of ruffled … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Know the Rules, Stake and Time Limits of the Game

“If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time.” – Chinese proverb    

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Monkey Play

https://flic.kr/p/tP6nNL Monkey Play by Michael Romani Seen from above as a thick carpet of green But then… things are never as they’re seen Each animal like monkeys in the canopy Clamber and cope as they pass tree to tree Red … Continue reading

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Tempest – William Shakespeare

Written between 1610-1611, The Tempest is thought by many to be the last play that William Shakespeare wrote alone.  The plot is set on a remote island on the rightful Duke of Milan, Prospero (a sorcerer) seeks to restore his daughter, … Continue reading

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Faust – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Today is the celebration of the birth of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on August 28, 1749.  There may be no better day fit for an examination of his classic work, Faust. Faust is an excellent tragic play in two parts.  It … Continue reading

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The School for Scandal – Richard B Sheridan

The School for Scandal, written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, was first performed in London at Drury Lane Theatre, on May 8, 1777.    Sheridan was a renown Irish satirist, playwright and poet.  He is buried at Poet’s Corner in Westminster … Continue reading

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Play of the Dolphin

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