“Masked Party in a Courtyard,” (1775) by Pietro Longhi Soothing heartbeatsjoined by joy; strings’ melody Sharp-creeped discomfortdigs deeper entrenchment Stronger convictionreaching course of action Emphatic boom big hornsmarch towards doom Tiptoe echoesdawn insight Pleasant flowery meadowpipes cushioned respite For a momenttentative fingers of freedom Inhabited support marching background Shifts sip marchsoft endorsement Pizzicato pathwaysrecede to…
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Kerfe’s RWG 9 — Music of the Night
Far-flung, afield, dusk travel’s magnet draws moonglow painted shadow space. I pause to note rough sounds cease asnight’s homely adjustment commences.Soft rustles, steps, flutterings stitch air,litter low, just over there, now whispers here.Sense a thousand ears tuning their stationsfrom light’s brash cymbal-clapped squawksto Hammond B of night’s sweet clarinets. top image by Dokkar Kerfe is…
Jethro Tull A2Z 2021 Spotify Playlist
image link Remember A2Z 2021 when I covered Jethro Tull songs? Last night I made a Spotify playlist of them. There are a few bonus songs at the end.
RIP Gordon Lightfoot (was: Word Garden Word List #13 [Gordon Lightfoot] and dVerse Poetics)
THANK YOU, PAULA for reminding me of this poem I wrote awhile back. Follow Paula’s link to see the poem she wrote in honor of Gordon also. Call it grace, mistake;twilight happenstancethat winter. A Saturday.Deep in the muskeg,bitter, colder than lakeice, your apple cheeksburning bright, fevered,pled for shelter. Warmhut, rabbit stew, dreamweaver’s healing, honeytea, sipped…
Louis Armstrong Tribute Performance at Frauenthal Theater on Friday April 28, 2023 featuring Byron Stripling
At the Frauenthal before the show began. My friend, Trish, is in the black beret. Thanks again, Trish, for inviting me! On Friday, April 28, I was blessed to be invited to see a Louis Armstrong Tribute performance featuring Byron Stripling at the Frauenthal Theater. Byron did triple duty, playing trumpet, singing, and conducting for…
#FF — Smoke on the Water
PHOTO PROMPT © Brenda Cox Bird and Don enjoyed sailing on the Hill’s fifty-footer, but they were tired of being guests. The salesperson assured them no knowledge was needed for pontoon boats; just fill the tank, hop on, and go. They christened her Maryjane and invited a dozen guests for Memorial Day on the water….
dVerse — Poetics — Songs of My Parents
“The Art of Music,” by Adam Santana I am my father’s daughter as I walk through tall grass that whispers melodies in every season. River songs pause in winter to catch breath for spring’s gurgles. I see him there, sun in his eyes, his white t-shirt and faded overalls. I am my mother’s daughter, polar…
Tao Talk 