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Talk Is Cheap Rondel
The Poem A Day form for Day#14 is the Rondel form. The word prompt is ‘sunspot’. Sorry to say. But, I am not going to use the word prompt. It’s only provided here in case there is a reader out … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Blues, Broody, Cheap, Dissonance, E, Everyday, France, Harmony, Jump Beat, Key, Life, Lost, Melody, Milkwood, Misery, Modern, Moody, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Quick Time, Rondel, Talk
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Felt (The Loss of Shangri-la)
It’s interesting. This poem started of with the intention of being a lighthearted look at the sort of a person who would look at Shangri-La an think that all it’s missing is a casino. By the time, my pen hit … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Bliss, Blues, Break Up, Breath, Burden, Burn, Cost, Darkness, Dream, Easy, Embrace, Eyes, Face, Feel, Felt, Flow, Forbidden, Forever After, Happiness, Hurt, Kiss, Laugh, Laughter, Lifetime, Light, Lonely, Loss, Lost, Man, Minute, Miss, Moment, Once Upon A Time, Pain, Path, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reflection, Rhyme, Rising Star, Rite of Passage, Shake, Shangri-La, Silent, Sleepless Night, Solitary, Soul, Star-shine, Step, Surprise, Thought, Touch, Treasure, True, Wake, Wonder, Word, World
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Short Form Poetry Workshop: Arkquain String -Sunshine Arkquain
Tonight’s Short Form Poetry Workshop exposed us to the Arkquain String form. So, what exactly is that and how does it work, right? It was invented by Madison Shaw, aka Arkbear on Allpoetry. 12 lines with ( 1 ) break … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Arkquain String, Blues, Blues Scale, Calling, Cream, Disreali Gears, Guitar, Jack Bruce, Key of D, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Progression, Retrogression, Rock, Short Form, Soul, Star, Sunshine of Your Love, Wail, Waiting, Workshop
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Top Violinists In Popular Music
The following is a compilation I put together of 100 of the top and most popular violinists in popular music through the 20th and 21st Centuries. This compilation represents a broad cross section of talent that has presented itself in … Continue reading
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Blues, Classical Cross Over, Country, Education, Fiddle, Folk, Jazz, Music, Popular Music, Rock, Violin
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Daily Prompt – Engineer
I wish I was an engineer Rolling along year after year I wish I was an engineer Moaning out my living tears Somewhere along that line Between yours and mine There’s a blues train rolling Where we were strolling Seems … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Blues, Coal, Daily Prompt, Engineer, Fear, Line, Refrain, Tears, Today, Track, Train, Yesterday
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Neruda Blues
Neruda Blues by Michael Romani If there came a day When you might look my way I think that I would smile No, I know that I would Through my longest mile Feeling the good of your good Your dreams … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Beauty, Blues, Depth, Distance, Dreams, Hello, Pablo Neruda, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Revealing, Seen, Smile, Soul, Touch
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Na/GloPoWriMo 7: Backsliding Blues
Having to backtrack just a little bit to keep up with the site’s challenges. I will admit that I have found this year’s challenges more than a little weird. I don’t do weird very well. But, I guess that makes … Continue reading
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Tagged Argument, Backsliding, Blues, Error, Grace, Humility, Integrity, Na/GloPoWriMo, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Promises, Redemption, Repentance, Sin
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Sonic Gems: Taj Mahal – The Nacht’l Blues
Born May 17, 1942, Henry Saint Clair Fredericks is an American Blues musician, singer-songwriter and film composer who uses the stage name Taj Mahal. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, piano, banjo, and harmonica among many instruments. Throughout his … Continue reading
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Al Kooper, Blues, Delta Blues, Sonic Gems, Taj Mahal, The Nacht'l Blues, West Coast Rock
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 