Image Link and NPR article on the album this is from, “The King is Dead” Helen’s prompt for Song Lyric Sunday today is season. “Down by the Water” is a song on the American indie rock band, The Decemberists’ sixth album, The King is Dead. It was released as a single in 2010. They’ve done…
Month: December 2018
Sonnet to A Songwriter
SONNET TO A SONGWRITER I decided to write a sonnet to the so-often unsung heros of music, the composers, or songwriters. I tried put words to the process of creating a song, or what I would imagine the process would be like. This is a Shakespearean sonnet in iambic pentameter with a rhyme scheme of…
SoCS — Tin tra la la tra la la la la
image link Linda G Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt is tin or a word containing tin. I looked up a list of 4000 words that have tin in them, and by far the most plentiful are words that end in ting. Ting a ling a ling on the tinny winny drum. Sing a ling…
Alphabet Haiku Challenge — Y
image link Abigail Gronway’s Alphabet Haiku Challenge today is the letter “Y” which must be about an animal or plant. Yesterday’s yarrow yummy, yielding, yet yearning yonder’s youthful year.
When Fandango Wins
Fandango’s FOWC is intervene. Fandango and Layla won the match and it was time for the media to interview the winners. Fandango did not let the reporter intervene in the celebration of victory.
All Hail King Joffrey
All hail King Joffrey with plump rotten fruit All hail King Joffrey Small hands tight suit * World acclaim King Joffrey Broad mauler extraordinare World acclaim King Joffrey Bloated gut, combover hair * Bow down to King Joffrey For he holds the prize Bow down to King Joffrey Of world’s bullies least wise *…
Easy Rider (1969)
image link Fandango’s FOWC is easy. Billy: I just want to know where you’re from. Stranger on the highway: The city. Billy: You’re from the city? Stranger on the highway: It doesn’t make any difference what city, all cities are alike. That’s why I’m out here now. Billy: That’s why you’re out here now?…
Tao Talk 