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
Continuing the food ekphrasis series. Simplicity I wish for the mindfulness of a milkmaid.And the right dress, simple in design,jaunty as daffodils, and a clothabout a waist, sleeves rolled up, and a face,un-creased by worry or care,a kerchief to hold…
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
Ode To An Unknown Artist The way you paint the apricots,cherub’s bottoms, not afterthoughts!The table laid just so,the way our glances gofrom flower to vase to melon,makes me think you were a woman. I see you in white crinoline,dome skirt,…
