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Owed To Monopoly
Day 20 of the NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo has the challenge of writing a poem incorporating a game or images and parts of a game. Maybe someone can help me understand why the first thought that came to my mind was the old … Continue reading
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Tagged Family, Lightning Bug, Memory, Monopoly, Priceless, Talks, Walks
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The Planets – Mercury, The Winged Messenger
Of the pieces written for The Planets, Opus No. 32, Mercury is the lightest and filled with fluid movement. Mercury, The Winged Messenger by Michael Romani Close to the sun in its molten ball swirling Unable to escape the … Continue reading
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Tagged Holst, Icarus, Mercury, Pandora's Box, Scherzando, The Planets Opus 32, Winged Messenger
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The Planets – Venus, The Bringer of Peace
There are Seven Pieces for Orchestra in Holst’s The Planets, Opus 32. Each of these is based on what astrology alleges is the influence on a person from these planets. Venus is seen as a bringer of peace. Below, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Art of Synthesis, Holst, Orchestral, Sublime, The Planets, Theosophy, Venus Bringer of Peace
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The Planets – Mars, Bringer of War
My hope is a quick succession of short poems based on Holst’s The Planets, Opus 32. This idea came to me by way of an artistic installation on Second Life in the Linden Endowment of the Arts. The exhibit is … Continue reading
Garden Into Gateway
It is the 19th day of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo. New day, new challenge. This one is to write a poem of any kind with any perspective pertinent to a ‘creation’ story. Many who know me would assume that I would ease over … Continue reading
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Tagged Calligraphy, Caravan, Creation, NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo, Rumi, Stranger, The Divine, Womb
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Wakcup Call
The eighteenth day of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo brings a challenge that only Lewis Carroll’s mother would like. To quote: “to write a poem that incorporates neologisms. What’s that? Well, it’s a made-up word! Your neologisms could be portmanteaus (basically, a word … Continue reading
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Tagged Jabberwocky, NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo, Neoligisms, Portmanteaus, Sinatra
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Night Falls Hard (The Wave Waltz)
As is my usual custom at the short form poetry class I attempt to write at least two sometimes three poems in the form being taught. In this case, my second poem is dedicated to the Veteran that I assisted … Continue reading
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Tagged Combat, Courage, Night, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, The Wave Waltzz, Veterans
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The Waltz Wave: The Waltz Wave
Tonight at the short form poetry workshop, we learned about a form called The Wave Waltz. After a life time of surfing, of course wave dancing came to mind. So, what are the rules? Accepting the format as presented in … Continue reading
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Tagged Malts, Margaret Carlisle, Slow Dance, Sol Waltz, Stanza, The Wave Waltz
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Nocturne #31
Today is the seventeenth day of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo. Its topical choice is to write a nocturne. A poem for the night might be the subject of a penny dreadful or a tale of romance. For me, this night, it becomes more … Continue reading
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Tagged Damnation, Dawn, Lily, NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo, Nocturne, Penny Dreadful
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A Letter To My Daughters
Day Sixteen of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo has the challenge of writing a letter as a poem. What a fascinating concept that is to me. Many letters along the path of my have incorporated blurbs of poems and tried to express things by … Continue reading
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Tagged Dancing, Daughters, Father, Hands, Letter Poem, NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo, Prayer
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