Monthly Archives: April 2020

River SCOP Rambles

Posted on April 23, 2020 by rivertoprambles

Scop, you say? Well, my dictionary defines the word as a bard, or poet, of the Anglo-Saxon days in ancient England. I was drawn to the word and to the scop’s role in medieval time because of the pandemic and … Continue reading →

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The Wild Trout Throw a Party

Posted on April 15, 2020 by rivertoprambles

I woke up around 3:15 a.m. with several lines of silly thought reverberating in my head. For better or worse, these lines may have given impetus for this latest post. One of them was close to a throw-away: “We’ve got … Continue reading →

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On the Duty of Staying Home

Posted on April 8, 2020 by rivertoprambles

April is National Poetry Month and, one week into it, I was pleasantly surprised to get a postcard from a friend in Richmond who wrote, “Trying times for us all, but there are moments of clarity. I was drawn back … Continue reading →

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