crumpled wrapping paper, tossed like year’s end, makes way; fresh snow falls… doorbell rings; florist with snowdrops! Scented promise, from old lover, who steps out, from behind florist, bows and asks, “new beginnings?” kigo used: snowdrops new beginnings sijo form top image link Colleen Chesebro is the host of TankaTuesday. Colleen says: Your syllabic poetry…
dVerse — Poetics — Litotes — It isn’t that…
It isn’t that the green of grass is displeasing to my eye, as green is one of my favorite colors: a pennant of life. It isn’t that quiet isn’t appreciated when plows sit garaged, restless minds need every appurtenance to peace’ mirage. It isn’t that winds don’t titillate as they nibble my cheeks, yet may…
#SLS — Musician Passed in 2023 — Tom Verlaine of Television
If you want to get a sense of the passing of time through the deaths of musicians, go to wikipedia and look at how long that list is. Although not all by any means, but the ones who stand out for me for 2023 are:Tom Verlaine died 1/28/23Wayne Shorter died 3/2/23Gordon Lightfoot died 5/1/23Sinead O’Connor…
Doodads — micro and macro
The pics in this Doodads are from the last week. On Christmas Day older son and I took a walk around a lake that years ago was a mountainous dune. Somebody’s palms were greased and one f*cker has been allowed to mine all kinds of sand and polluted the groundwater while processing the sand for…
Favorite TV/Streaming series from 2023
Series, Series, Series! Just like my favorite movies, these are in no particular order and all are recommended as worthy watching material. The title links take you to YouTube trailers. UFOs – French made with subtitles. The French equivalent of NASA’s top aeronautical engineer makes a flub and gets reassigned to the local branch of…
Movies, Movies, Movies! My Favorite Movies from 2023
Here we are again, at the end of a year of viewing. Most of what I’ve seen has been from home, library borrows or on streaming channels. I am choosing not to put them in ranking order. Each movie is worthy of a watch in my opinion. Included is just a short blurb for each…
Friday Favorite Feature 19 — “Whole Lotta Rock and Roll” by The Immediate Family
I was sitting with Bon Scott backstage at an AC/DC concert. It was incredible. I was having the best time just talking to Bon when all of a sudden, my dog’s cold nose touched my back and woke me up. I shouted, “Oh no!” and then instantly grabbed my guitar and started writing. The song…
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