Battle cry

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birds, blackbird, haiga, haiku, nature, photo, photography, poem, poetry

beautiful music
Blackbird sings his battle cry
Intruders beware

Melody

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beauty, birds, blackbirds, haiku, nature, poetry, song, weather

Beauty on a dark day

low cloud, sullen mists
definitely a grey day
blackbird’s melody

Prophets

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haiku, life, planet, poetry, poets, vision

On the state of the planet

kids of the sixties
how we betrayed our prophets
poets with sad songs

Passion

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La Traviata, musc, opera, passion, poem, poetry, ROH, Verdi

The Royal Opera House
Convent Garden
La Traviata
Where would opera be
without consumption
and arms to die in?
But the passion,
the pure,
Heartbreaking Passion!

 

with Ermonela Jaho
         Charles Castronovo
         Plácedo Domingo

Night

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haiku, infinity, nature, night, poem, poetry, stars obsidian, weather

On staring into the dark

flickers of starlight
set against infinity
obsidian night

rock!

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cooking, haiku, marmalade, Meatloaf, music, poetry, preserves, rock

On enjoying life

Making marmalade
Listening to MeatLoaf, loud
bitter sweet, rock on!

Whispers

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beauty, garden, haiku, life, morning, nature, poem, trees, weather

On having a musical neighbour

Early morning mist
from behind a blackthorn hedge
a guitar whispers

Music

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haiku, music, nature, poem, poetry, rain

Sitting in the car
overlooking stormy sea
rain’s synchopation

Ambience

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ambience, death, Handel, misery, music, thoughts

Just a passing thought.

Imagine the ambience in the house
as Handel composed
‘Dead March from Saul.’

Mists

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haiku, mists, nature, poem, poetry, seasons, songs, summer, weather

Beautiful May day
Sunshine calls bright songs to lips
Evening brings sea mists