Spreading positive vibes with poetry, and music. I find making these “meditations” inspiring and uplifting, too. It’s beautiful to connect to old words. Words: Edward Shanks (1892-1953). Poem in the public domain. Images: PexelsMusic: YouTube Library
The Milkmaid – A Poem
This famous painting by Vermeer is the subject of many analyses, some of which you can find on the Rijksmuseum site here. I just wondered what the milkmaid might be thinking. More of my ekphrastic poetry here. More on free…
Sprinkle and Drizzle Meditation
I’ve been posting these videos for several months over on Bluesky for a bit of fun. For technical reasons, I decided the best way to compile and share is through YouTube. I’m slowly building up the library on YouTube (slowly…
Merrymakers in an Inn – A Poem
This poem is an apostrophe, and by that I don’t mean a punctuation mark! Excuse me if you already know this!😃 In grammar, apostrophes either indicate possession, or they stand in for missing letters . As literary devices, apostrophes also…
Merchant’s Wife and Chocolate – A Poem
In The Merchant’s Wife poem, I continue my poeticised response to “food-related” art, specifically in this painting as to what they may be having for breakfast or morning tea. If you’d like a close-up of the painting, click on “source”…
Ode – A Poem
This painting is so full of life, and yet we will never know who painted it! Even so, I thought that person should be celebrated. More of my ekphrastic poetry here. More on the ode, here. Ode To An Unknown…
Versatile Capsicum/Pepper, Warm/Cold Salad
*Cue that Mariah Carey song about a hero coming along.* Can you hear it? Here’s a reminder: Well, I happen to believe the humble capsicum/pepper is a hero. Here’s why: And it’s certainly the hero of this capsicum/pepper salad, which…
After Chekhov – A Poem
This poem in my ekphrastic series is inspired not by one art source, but by two. Both works of art — a painting, and a short story — were completed within a decade of each other. More on the short…
Salami Puff Pastry Pillows
Two of the greatest words in the English language are “happy” and “hour” (jokes). These salami puff pastry pillows are an excellent accompaniment. They have just enough salt to be moreish, and just enough chilli to stop you eating too…
Visiting Renoir – A Poem
How could you look at this stunning Renoir and not want to reach out and eat those fruit? This work was painted at the country house of Renoir’s patron, Paul Berard, and is one of two that feature the same…
The Philosophers’ Meal – A Poem
Can you imagine the conversation at this dinner table? Well, I tried to. Another in my ekphrastic poetry series. My of my ekphrastic poetry here. More on free verse here. The Enlightenment At the Thursday night dinner of philosophers,it was…
Blonde Bolognese
This dish is more properly called bolognese bianco (white bolognese) or, even more properly, a ragù bianco (a white ragu – bolognese is a style of ragù from the Bologna region). I just think Blonde Bolognese sounds more fun 😂….
