Dreamscape: Poetry, Paintings, and Writing.
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Gentian
Violet and bell-like Upstanding and brave Azure and white, or yellow and slight Buds as small cones that unfolds in a swirl An emblem for samurais, amid Heian peers Shadows protect and assist them to growth * Mountain dweller and tonic giver Bog lover, temperate, But still cosmopolitan * Circling Swirling Dreaming Of snow ***…
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Reflections in a Tree
I painted this watercolour in 2000 but wasn’t too happy with it. Had almost forgot about it but found it recently and thought it wasn’t so bad after all. It may not be exactly what I planned, and I believe I’ll try it again, perhaps on a larger scale, to see if I can capture…
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Delight in Imperfections?
The good thing about working intensively on a group of songs, and then let them rest while going through others – and repeat until reaching the end – followed by another round, is that the songs that rest don’t. There is always something brewing – even in the songs that don’t get worked on at…
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Kaleidoscope
*** People must populate Patterns perpetuate: Humans defy humility But prosper and spread Speeding through centuries With deftness and dread * Cosmos and micro-cosmos Mirror the mirages: Perceive earth and heaven Through a peacock’s tail Iridescent blue Glittering green Held and withheld but Tumbling, obscene * Peopling populations Prime persons to kill * Prying, the…
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Autumnal Seaview
I spent a large part of yesterday on this new painting, using an old sketch (see above) as inspiration. *** *** © HMH, 2021
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Review Segment
Joseph Ferguson, Shillelagh Law Questions of Life and Death. Snakes and Snails and Puppy-dog Tails – growing up agonies Rock and Roll – a rock-climbing extravaganza Incident on a Boring Afternoon – a troubling garage-door My Favorite Christmas Tree – teenage pranks Shillelagh Law – an Irish misfit Morpheus and the Mayor – politicians and…
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Eros
Impetuous whispered adorable phrases, Erotic delight and eager embraces Encourages sympathy, calls for seduction, Which brings about certain enraptured eruption. Somewhere two lovers stand watching and chaste Temptation or charm fits his arm ’round her waist Ardour increased in rash osculation Breeds passion or fancy or sweet inclination. Thundery moments cause infatuation Gazes and smiles…
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Blossoming Trees
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The Provocation
What made people try their hand at story writing? Why would anybody write? When? How did they do it? Also, what had she to win – and worse – mightn’t she lose face? These were questions with no answers. It was too hard. She dropped her pen and folded her hands. But, why would she…
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Sweet Pea
Pastel colours and sweetness Modest flower of cottage gardens Encircled with soft green tendrils. * Delicate leaves rustle in the breeze The flowers bow to the heavenly dance And their fragrance ascends Towards the zenith Flowing on the updrift Until they reach the horizon. * There a girl lifts her head. She drops her hands…
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