In the prelude to a storm, I watch the sky bruise, hear thunder introduce lightning in a breath before it pirouettes across the sky. As the show fades into the distance, ghosts appear in a pale fluttering of moths filling the garden with clouds. Unseen to the naked eye, in the grass or in the […]
Day: August 7, 2018
Ainu
the music of souls echoing in daily life whispers of jaw harps Kim M. Russell, 8th August 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1492 Ainu, the Japanese from the North Today we are visiting the ancient Ainu, a Japanese people from northern Japan. The oral Ainu culture includes various genres, including upopo, lighthearted ballads on […]
Kabyle
in the village square voices and bagpipes unite taste of harissa Kim M. Russell, 7th August 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1491 Kabyle, the music of Algerian Berbers Today, on our quest for folk music, we are will visiting a region in Algeria known as Kabyle, the land of the Berbers. Kabyle is not […]
Such a Fragrance
blossoms at their peak the mountain the same as always at daybreak the sky ribboned with pink clouds […]
writing in north norfolk 