For a family reunion. Might write some. Probably not.
Category: Places to Go Things To Do
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What’s Happening in the Hudson Valley this Weekend June 6-7
Sunday Poem — The Summer River by Masaoka Shiki
The summer river:
although there is a bridge, my horse
goes through the water.
Masaoka Shiki, a poet, author, and literary critic in Meiji period Japan.
Masaoka Shiki was the pen-name of Masaoka Noboru (September 17, 1867 – September 19, 1902) born into a ‘middle
class’ family and raised in the classical fashion. Shiki was a rebel in his mid teens. Although best known as one of the leaders of the Modern Haiku Movement, Shiki wrote in many styles of poetry and prose as an author, biographer and critic. He also wrote on reform of tanka poetry.
Some consider Shiki to be one of the four great haiku masters, the others being Matsuo Bashō, Yosa Buson, and Kobayashi Issa – Wikipedia & All Poetry
Paining Man on Horseback Crossing a Bridge by Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858) Japanese Artist
The Beautiful Luminaries Who Support the Desmond-Fish Library
Were present in numbers, glamorously attired, and sweetly conversant for the Annual Associates Dinner to honor the 2015 Desmond-Fish award winners.
Held at The Round House Beacon Falls, we were so thrilled to be present at this grand occasion and make many new friends. Continue reading The Beautiful Luminaries Who Support the Desmond-Fish Library
Get Out and Have Some Hudson Valley Fun this Weekend
While Walking Around Cold Spring
Diana is the consummate efficiency expert, time optimizer, so while getting an oil change at our favorite auto shop Thrift King, she took a nice hour long walk about Cold Spring and snapped some precious photos.
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Memorial Day
Sunday Poem — The Hudson As You Haven’t Seen It Before
The Hudson As You Haven’t Seen It Before
This great material was posted by Will Nixon of Kingston on his fascinating Website.
Thomas Wolfe wrote big rhapsodic novels such as Look Homeward, Angel that I read as a teen. After his early death in 1938, an enthusiast named John S. Barnes went through Wolfe’s prose to convert passages into poems with line breaks, which were collected and published as A Stone, A Leaf, A Door. I love these examples of cross dressing poetry and prose. Jack Kerouac cannibalized his haiku for Desolation Angels. Melville was so immersed in Shakespeare while writing Moby Dick that whole paragraphs scan in iambic pentameter. Even Donald Rumsfeld had a book of poetry in him surely more entertaining than his current biography. Continue reading Sunday Poem — The Hudson As You Haven’t Seen It Before
Hudson Valley Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day Weekend is always an exciting time, for many the unofficial beginning of summer. Yet more than ever it is a time to pause and remember, to thank and appreciate all those who have served and sacrificed to preserve the liberty and freedom we hold so dear.
At a time where there seem to be greater threats than ever, I am so grateful for the loyal and determined people who make up our noble armed forces. With them, and with those who made the ultimate sacrifice in our hearts and minds, we should celebrate and enjoy a wonderful weekend.
And by the way, while we do have sadness in our hearts, “It’s Perfectly OK to Say ‘Happy Memorial Day” ask Ken Harbaugh a former Navy pilot, writing for the New York Observer.
Happy Memorial Day.
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A Visit to the Kagyu Thubten Chöling Monastery
For a very sad yet very beautiful and moving event, we had the opportunity to experience the magnificent Kagyu Thubten Chöling Monastery and Retreat Center that overlooks the Hudson off a back road in Wappinger Falls.
Our visit was to participate in a ceremony for the passing of a dear friend who lived in Cold Spring.
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