Tag: Art
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Pivotal Judo Match – A Memoir Memory
Judo Match When I was preparing for my Sandan test,had to compete in a rank tournament togain more points for my advancement. This was my first match, and I needed to win.My opponent was my rank, but younger,fast and agile; he mounted the tatami with confidence We took our starting marks and bowed.The ref said…
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Early Youth
Early Youth – A Distant Memory When very youngGot lost and coldSpanked for runningOut in the roadEscaped fromRope-tied pantsBy taking them off Lived by the radioThe Shadow KnowsSciFi movies andThen TV black and whiteThen came color 78’s became 45’s and 33’s,Went from HiFi to StereoThen 8 track and cassetteThen MP3’s Dog houseAn early get-a-wayBasement sanctuarySkipping…
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Mr. Bubble
This was written in the aftermath of my last divorce (30 some odd years ago). Let’s just say that I was in a particularly dark and cynical mood for ‘a time’ thereafter … I should have seen it coming, but looking back, I was in denial… appearently… Mr. Bubble In shifting rainbow hues, the possible…
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November, 2024 – Winter’s In The Air – Right On Schedule…
Winter’s In The Air Now the leaves have fallenThey’re lying on the groundAutumn’s many colored blanketHas turned a brittle brown And now we wait for winterwearing his hoary crownhe steals our body’s heatAnd chills us to the bone His arrival brings the holidaysTo warm our hearts againThe solstice and the new yearJoys to tide us…
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Shadows – Special for Halloween
On this eve of Halloween, let’s ponder some views of shadows and their possible implications… Evil, Scary, Benign…? Shadows Rattling windows and doors,coolness that implores,explores,stretches,moving up vertical placesat questionable angles,lying across tables and chairs,stairs and floors,deepening the gloomin already dim places,in cornersand behind closed doors,sharp or soft edged,misshapen pools of darkness,yes, and me too. Auras…
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Revisiting Laying-on Paint
This is from early in 2023. I’d just finished a larger acrylic abstract winter landscape… Laying-on Paint background musicto start – sonatas forviolin and guitar canvas preparedrough draft ofvision laid down paints on palateessential colorsmixed and ready brush-tip drips colorlaid on canvas andshapes are rendered with patient strokesor dabbed and scrapedwith palette knife bold music…
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Our Feral Dinner Guests
Homage to The Naming of Cats by T.S. Elliot Our Feral Dinner Guests Tigger and Midnight are not in sightprobably just out cattin’ aroundwhile Yinyang lounging mid-drivewaysurveys my trip to the trash caneyes half open in feigned interestalready had their evening stash Tigger a.k.a, Gray, Stripes, etc.a gray tiger, timid and jumpyour newest feral dinner…
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Big Rock-candy Mountain
Big Rock-candy Mountain I’m sure you believethose things youclaim toaspire tocling to It’s all toofanciful tooincredible tome as that fairytalethe big rock-candy mountain –LE – 10/10/24
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‘O Mare E Tu
‘O Mare E Tuby Dulce Pontes and Andrea Bocelli Sentir em nósSentir em nósUma razãoPara nao ficarmos sósE nesse abraço forteSentir o marNa nossa vozChorar como quem sonhaSempre navegarNas velas rubras deste amorAo longe a barca louca perde o norte Amore mioSi nun ce stess’o mare e tuNun ce stesse manch’ioAmore mioL’amore esiste quanno nujeStamme…
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Enigmas
Enigmas no matter how many timesmy motivations explainedthe essence missedor simply ignored intentions assignedexpressions translatederroneouslynot mine other’s agendas creditedas mine, though notarticulated inmy mind – at all what, howmeanings missedaccidentlyintentionally no one listenshear what they want towhat they’ve beenconditioned to interpretation byassumption enigmatic –LE – 9/18/24
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