Mid-Week Libation: The Presence of Legends
Dance to our soul sisters playlist, taste a classic Burgundy, read the wise words of Mary Oliver & Carrie Law Morgan Figgs, check out the art of Lily Kemp & get ready for a hilarious new drag series!
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Mid-Week Libation is our weekly curated splash of inspiration and culture!
This Week’s Words of Wisdom: Mary Oliver (1935-2019)
Wildstar’s Wednesday Wine Pick: Domaine Denis Bachelet, Bourgogne Aligoté (Burgundy, France)
Another R&R Playlist for your listening pleasure: The Presence of Legends
The Art of Lily Kemp
Poem of the Week: “Life” by Carrie Law Morgan Figgs (1878-1968)
Life
by Carrie Law Morgan Figgs
1
A moment of pleasure,
An hour of pain,
A day of sunshine,
A week of rain,
A fortnight of peace,
A month of strife,
These taken together
Make up life.
2
One real friend
To a dozen foes,
Two open gates,
’Gainst twenty that’s closed,
Prosperity’s chair,
Then adversity’s knife;
These my friends
Make up life.
3
At daybreak a blossom,
At noontime a rose,
At twilight ’tis withered,
At evening ’tis closed.
The din of confusion,
The strain of the fife,
These with other things
Make up life.
4
A smile, then a tear,
Like a mystic pearl,
A pause, then a rush
Into the mad whirl,
A kiss, then a stab
From a traitor’s knife;
I think that you’ll agree with me,
That this life.Drag Performance of the Week: Drag Me To Dinner (New series premieres May 31st!)
Happy Wednesday everyone!
Today is the birthday of Atomi Kakei, Marcel Mauss, Olaf Stapledon, Max Steiner, Mahmoud Mokhtar, Tonita Peña, Kadia Molodowsky, Ariel Durant, Fred Astaire, Zhang Daqian, Margarete Hamerschlag, Maybelle Carter, Bel Kaufman, Milton Babbitt, Nancy Walker, Jayne Cortez, Larry Williams, Arthur Alexander, Donovan, Graham Gouldman (10cc), Sly Dunbar, Christopher Paul Curtis, Sid Vicious, Suzan-Lori Parks, John Scalzi, Gabriela Montero, Olesya Hudyma, Katori Hall and Jake Zyrus!
Where are you finding beauty in your life this week?