River Serenade

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]