swift as wind currents whirl round the treeswarm as the sunshinebrings hums of beessprite as ice waterscan dance down creekspring sings bird songslife stirs from sleepblossoms of the crocusyellow purple white preensappetize restful waking dreams top image link Sarah is today’s host for dVerse‘ Quadrille Monday. Sarah says:A quadrille is a poem of 44 words,…
Author: Lisa or Li
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Women Music March 2021 – Day 8 – Kim Deal
Kim Deal Kimberley Ann Deal (born June 10, 1961) is an American singer-songwriter. She was bassist and co-vocalist in the alternative rock band Pixies, before forming the Breeders in 1989. Deal joined Pixies in January 1986, adopting the stage name Mrs. John Murphy for the albums Come on Pilgrim and Surfer Rosa. Following Doolittle and…
Draw a Bird Day — Belted Kingfisher
scanned copy of the drawing but the platen wasn’t big enough to capture the whole thing, so… cell phone photo of the drawing I first heard about Draw a Bird Day when I saw Kerfe Roig’s post with one. Since then I learned there is a Draw a Bird website with a gallery full of…
The Sunday Muse 150 — Forgotten Melody
Photography by Romain Thiery abandoned song in forgotten keysvacated premises, melodiesnow dust, residue from golden days when love tuned each corner with music;when the muse brought life to clay; now anabandoned song in forgotten keys windows wide we welcomed night, dancingrustles, whirling heat; now cold with still,vacated premises; melodies half-recalled, they play in the…
Women Music March 2021 – Day 7 – Fran
Maria Jacobson from Fran Fran is an American indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Frontwoman Maria Jacobson grew up interested in musical theater, however, became “fed up” with it while attending college. While in college, Jacobson purchased a guitar for herself to learn how to play while working at a repertory theater. After graduating from…
#Haikai Challenge #181: waters warming (mizu nurumu)
A beige skirt with white fringe.Blue fabric flutters in warmth’s light. Crystals flee in spring’s breeze;open wave promises ofplaid blankets and plover races. top photo taken in February 2020. video taken March 5, 2021. Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haikai Challenge. Frank says:Write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu,…
Women Music March 2021 – Day 6 – Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox Ann Lennox OBE (born December 25, 1954) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving moderate success in the late 1970s as part of the new wave band The Tourists, she and fellow musician Dave Stewart went on to achieve international success in the 1980s as Eurythmics. Appearing in the 1983…
Tao-Talk 