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About This Author
My name is Joy, and I love to write.
Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground.
 
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Daily Cascade
Since my old blog "Everyday Canvas "  became overfilled, here's a new one. This new blog item will continue answering prompts, the same as the old one.
Cool water cascading to low ground
To spread good will and hope all around.
August 29, 2025 at 12:52pm August 29, 2025 at 12:52pm
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Prompt:
Who was born on August 29, 1915 and also died on August 29, 1982. This same person was involved in a scandal and reprimanded on the Senate floor.
Can you name something their famous for besides the scandal?
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Who else but my mother's favorite actress, Ingrid Bergman? My mother talked about her in Intermezzo all through the years that I knew my mother. I saw Ingrid Bergman live on stage on Broadway, during her later years possibly last, and even then, she was spectacular.
I still can't believe she was reprimanded on the senate floor, although I remember the incident due to my mother's interest in it. Just because she had an extramarital affair, as if other actresses and actors never did! The incident happened in 1950, after Bergman left her husband and became pregnant with director Roberto Rossellini's child. So what! But it was the 1950s and we, as a nation with our senate, were blindsided with our far-out expectations of God-Country-Morality ideals, then.
As to her being famous for, here's what Wikipedia says: "She won numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, four Golden Globe Awards, BAFTA Award, and a Volpi Cup. She is one of only four actresses to have received at least three acting Academy Awards (only Katharine Hepburn has four)."
Also, I found out that during World War II, she contributed to the Allied war effort by starring in propaganda films, promoting war bonds, and entertaining troops through the USO.
I think, she was a real lady in the real meaning of the word. Certainly, she was a true royal in the film industry.
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