Creamy ricotta in the batter
delivers both fluff and richness
to these silver dollar pancakes
flecked with fresh berries and slathered
in salted maple butter.
Keep them small in size and
cook them low and slow.
So, they stay light and tender
as they cook through.
As we're celebrating the National Parks week,
we're creating the long-lasting memories of the
American outdoors. People say,
"If we do not take care of our nature,
the nature will take care of us!"
This is a fact: William Shakespeare was born and passed away
on the same day of the April 23.
In April, we are celebrating the National Poets Month.
The feeling of time is disappearing when you read Shakespeare.
His epic poetry shapes our minds,
and the way we see the
unfolding around us.
The calendar does not show anymore the March 20, 2020.
We are in April of 2022.
The cities celebrate this day with parades and Renaissance festivals.
Reading wisdom of classics shapes both
the sound of words and images,
mixed of metaphors and smiles.
Reading poetry continues to be a comfort to a soul.
Sometimes, history facts and events, testimonies
only could be found in poems.
Maya Angelou expressed her sympathy to wounded souls
by saying loud her iconic phrase:
"I know why the caged bird sings."
Poetry celebration extended to celebrate
many documentaries, aspirational,
and necessary contributions to the culture.
"April is the cruellest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.
Winter kept us warm, covering
Earth in forgetful snow, feeding
A little life with dried tubers."
(T. E. Eliot Foundation, 2022
from the "Wast Land" and other poems)
Provide positive emotions
Obtain your goals
Embrace the challenge
Try your best
Read, research, and review
Your state of mind.
(Ida Tomshinsky @ 2022)
To govern, as a wise men said,
is to choose.
We cannot escape history.
We cannot escape choice.
The choice is charged with
responsibility for
safety and welfare.
