river serenades overhanging summer trees on strains of a breeze Kim M. Russell, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arqouwfIKzU My response to Carpe Diem #1084 Serenade (Schubert) Chèvrefeuille says that a beautiful haiku or tanka, or a beautiful piece of music can bring him to tears but also to big smiles. A haiku he wrote recently that brought him […]
Tag: Music
An Air of Bach
chilly sky lightens notes rise and fall, swell and fade morning melody Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1083 Air (Bach) In this episode, Chèvrefeuille has shared ‘Air’, a piece of music by one of his favourite composers, J.S. Bach, as well as information about the composer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS-HWIFyLsE heavenly music birds praising […]
Raindrops and Music
an open window they drip from my umbrella preludes and raindrops Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1082 Raindrops (Chopin) December 2016 is all about letting the music inspire us. In this first episode, Chèvrefeuille hopes to inspire us with a beautiful piece of music by Chopin, about whom he has given us […]
Waves like Arabian Stallions
(covering Patti Smith’s ‘Horses’) in a sea of possibilities I’m surrounded by waves like stallions horses coming from all directions noses flaming white manes shining stars in the black mare of night up against a sea wall I seize the first possibility in a crash of waves coming in like Arabian stallions lapping into sea […]
Life’s No Joke
some of us are jokers, some thieves, whichever way you look at it, whether young or old, life is not a joke life’s no joke for barefoot children cold and sad on the streets, homeless, hungry, innocent and robbed of their dreams life’s no joke for the old and tired, foggy with confusion: abandoned by […]
Soul Music
My response to Carpe Diem #1011 happiness Chèvrefeuille is inspiring us with a quote from Mahatma Gandhi: “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” life’s harmonic chords bind happy thoughts, words and deeds: music of the soul © Kim M. Russell, 2016 “Music Combines the Soul […]
Love in a Minor Key
My response to dVerse Poets Pub 5 Year Celebration Poetry and Painting Embrace: We Can’t Forget Claudia Schoenfeld In part 2 of the 5th anniversary celebration Victoria chatted with Claudia Schoenfeld, co-founder of the dVerse poetry community. I found it hard to choose one of Claudia’s paintings for inspiration, but finally went for the piano in the following […]
Sunday Shoes
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Music Prompt #35 “Caroline” Performed by Old Crow Medicine Show Your voice is shining Like your patent Sunday shoes Velvet voice floating As you dance and sing the blues Tap and flash those Sunday shoes © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.fashiondetective.co.uk
Dark Satellite
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Music Prompt #34 “Love Me Like You Do” by Ellie Goulding. It’s not my taste in music, but I was happy to take some of the lyrics and twist them into something more death metal! Night’s blood Is a painful cure For love Dark satellite of a world that’s dead […]
Paradox
My response to Carpe Diem #936 Forest man-made piano ebony and ivory music of nature © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on footage.framepool.com