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Gush-Gush Risque Albarino and Merlots

Gush Potatoes

2 cups of sour cream
5 Tablespoons horseradish
1?2 cup of white cheddar
1 Cup of grated parmesan heavy cream
3 tablespoons of lemon juice
1 tablespoon of lemon zest
1 Tablespoon of red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon of of fish stock
4 cloves of minced garlic
4 green onions
1/2 cup of minced herbs
( thyme, rosemary,, parsley, dill,oregeno and tarragon)
2 grated hard boiled egg yolks
--------------------------------------------
mix smooth set aside
in a casserole dish add 10 cups of cooked white potatoes
cover with sace mix evenly
bake 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes

              )---------GREENS ALLEGRO--------(
4 cups of drained cooked mustard greens
(recommended( GLORY)
2 cup of steamed bell pepper
red and yellow
2 cups of caramelized onions
3 tablespoons of minced garlic
1/2 cup of pumpkin seeds
1 cup of chopped smoked turkey meat mixed with
about 1/4 cup  of cooked bacon
1/2 cup of crushed sundried tomatoes

in a wok add olive oil and sesame seed oil mix
add garlic and peppers and onions
stri fry and add pork
1  cup of chopped ham and cooked bacon and turkey meat
add mustard greens
stir fry
add tomatoes
and top with pumpkin seeds
serve with  tart pickled onions

               )-----------> Honey, rum, Brown sugar Carrots<--------------(
                                                 ATONAL

Steam 15 cleaned carrots until tender

in a casserole dish
add the carrots
1 cup of crumbled feta
3 Tablespoons  of rum
5 Tablespoons of mango juice
3 Tablespoons of Pineapple juice
1 cup of golden raisins
1/4 cup of honey
2/3 cup of brown sugar
1/4 cup of lemon juice
1 teaspoon of cumin
1 teaspoon of cayenne
1 tablespoon of dried cilantro
1/2 cup of cooked ground lamb
1 cup of pistachios
add carrots
in a bowl
add spices and brown sugar
mix honey rum and friut juices in a sauce pan
bring to a simmer allow the alcohol
to boil away add lamb
pour over carrots
crumble feta 
attop carrots
sprinkle nuts a-top
cover with foil and bake
at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes




Adagio Meat corner
slow cooked beef
------------------------------
serve with roast lamb , roast pork, roasted beef, grilled shrimp and fish


Strawberries, kiwi, and with a vanilla bean cream pastry on a almond nut cookie tart for dessert
Paired with a Moscat de Asti
Form: Bio


Fraternity

Sinfonia
Phi For One
Mu for Alpha

Orange splices of pure fire fall to the cavernous wall as if the world was on its head,
Shadows of friends in greeting prints the rock a far, 
I sit in comfort and complete humility by a roaring fire of fraternity.

I ponder my great quest for fire.
A long road remembered, 
As barber drips from the pores of my soul chanting a deafening memory of my initiation.

The end is near, the wait is impossible, my stomach churns but I don’t care. I whisper to my earned brother, “where are we?”, “In the middle of no where in a freezing car.” Several hours go by and nay we pledges have much importance. Finally, the sounds of gravel hence at approaching membership. I hold and follow my earned brother along a steep and rocky path. I peer down my nose at my feet, barely staying vertical. I feel a blaze of warmth and hear a hissing crackle as if cast into the inferno of hell and damnation. An eerie silence blanketed by the radiance of Adagio. I feared the unknown and was most untrusting of the “Actives.” Who con and deceive. I trust Nathan and Dustin though, and they would not harm me! My mind never rested, I considered every course of retaliation, every out, every option. 

At last I remove my blindfold destination revealed with aww. 

Fresh and clear meanings defined. 
My ritual, praised by youthful hearts, of Orpheus. 

I am proud in brotherhood and understanding. I finally ware my gray hoody with the letters PHI MU ALPHA. 

I (and others) have traveled great distances in Phi for One.
This One is but Mu, and can only be found in the leap of Alpha.  
The Mu is necessary for Alpha and such a night is latent in all our minds

At nights end we all have replenished our souls with remembrance of fraternal meaning and brotherly spirit. 
Raise your prelude to all the brothers, we sing.
A large circle of brothers arm over shoulder singing proud and loud on this cold damp November starry night. 
This night is replayed over and over in my mind, reaffirming my commitment too Iota Rho’s long honored traditions. Time is irrelevant though we say its not. Perfection is of no concern, though we heave its importance. 
At last the echo carries… SIN..FON..IAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaa! At last the traditions are entrusted to the next generation.

Infinity Whispers

Oh Whisperer, whisperer of loves endless refrain, the circle turns again
Earthly desires echo in time, your thoughts I feel, echoing through mine
Tapestry of time, mysteries of rhyme, friendly gestures haunt my mind
Subliminal touch, I breathe you within from another place, another time
Tingles across my skin, resounding again deep within the altar of desire
Memories of your smile, echoing in time, once you were mine, so divine
I saw you pass before me as you did in a past lifetime so sublime

I feel you now, a life time ago, in a whispered wish to Selene, to her I did pray
A whispered command to Helios, oh goddess guide her home to me again one day
Aphrodite’s kiss whispered in a potion, promising devotion, show her the way
Yes I sought divine intervention, Artemis’s arrow dipped, sent forth in twilight
Come closer my sweetness, your essence sets my mind on fire, haunted in hindsight 
I remember our parting in an age gone by, I would find you again I pledged by moonlight
As we said goodbye, your last breath upon my skin, by firelight you passed away

Shy glances tempted, a connection invited, memories passionately ignited
Pleasurable senses delighted, winds of Eros swirl within a river of flame
Nature’s hurricane hearts circling in motion, it’s happening again, links in a chain 
A cocktail of earthly pleasures, a feast for the sexual senses, hot n’ untamed 
Meaningful coincidences, souls dancing in reflection, the eternal heart serenades
Familiar resurrection of celestial karmic intention, she’s coming home again
Cosmic alignment of bodies, perfectly timed intervention, memories to be made

Your lust erotically transparent, your desire flammable, contagious ardour 
All caution sparking in the wind, tease you I do n’ smile n’  take it slow, adagio
Lightening strikes, currents electrifying under our skin, champagne in the blood
A thrust of raptures burst from within, surge of sexual minds crashes above
Waves of want, the tide of readiness, alchemically stirred, goddess of Oxytocin
Blending the two in a perfect love potion, Aphrodite whispers her love call ” bona fide”
Agape shines once more in thy heart, eyes transfixed revelations of the soul in this lifetime.

The Expert in Death

The Expert in Death

She reluctantly closed the book,
locking the painting back inside her mind,
then a sudden frisson of emotion,
another surreal-reveal moment,
and her smile was flint; lips unmoving
as slices of memory were being served…cold.
 
The relationship began with an Internet handshake
and a few engaging discoveries about each other.
It developed weekly, daily via the telephone,  
stretching from Whitefish, Montana to Dover in Kent.
Initially, they felt distanced from each other
but soon they were emotionally in the next room.

A month later, in London, they met, 
a spill of nervousness, a thrill of emotions
and that night jazz developed their relationship,
an allegro rhythm which rose to a presto beat 
and then ‘hey presto’ they were moving in together.
He, a job in London; she followed, as did their marriage.

The months hustled by, the clock ticked relentlessly
but their allegro rhythm slackened, slowed to adagio.
Then gradually he began to control, to criticize
and, on one occasion, even bully with bruises.
It pleasured him, darkened him, reminded him
and slowly he began to feast on it.

But he hadn’t noticed that someone else had moved in!
The artist, Salvador Dali, had slipped into her imagination
and had decided to settle, to stay, to simmer.
So now the surreal had entered their relationship
but what he did note was the tickling cough again 
and the spit of pain, occasionally scoring his stomach.

Preparing the evening meal, she felt for the perfumed bottle
caressing its curved edges she flushed with excitement,
soon she was adding seasoned drops of Aqua Tofana,
those special ingredients: arsenic, lead and belladonna
and she slyly sed at the irony of the situation.
He thought HE was the power and SHE knew he wasn’t!

Very soon now she was to be a widow…..a black one
but she knew she wouldn’t cry, she’d been disconnected, 
and after all, she was now an expert in death.
She thought once again of the book, the painting,
the Salvador Dali image - Death Outside the Head
and then of the enduring journey of her subconscious.

Ian Souter Nov, 2024
© Ian Souter  Create an image from this poem.

Unkind but True

Afosa Adagio
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------



He described her as mean
someone caring she demanded more
than she gave
someone that is only
politely spoken of in a gesturing
of description. The first AACT spoke of
her speaking to her lover who only spoken Italian.
Moments later she is said
to be speaking to her lover
in Portuguese..
We learn later both are separate entities neither
wise to the other.
Act Four speak of him finding
Pantaloni senza cavallo, in his bedroom.
He reflected the days and nights remember nothing
of their where abouts. He knew they fit her and the
smell he knew they were worn.
"Pantaloni senza cavallo!
Pantaloni senza cavallo!"
he was heard crying through the door
the maid rushed to tell her: they stood
doors away giggling about the scene.
" the maid saying in italian " he wished her
to be less desirable
mine he handle her"
The Woman spoke" and more common that
she should be submissive"
Maybe the sarcasm of words
can be expressed in the desire
to undermined him.
It couldn't happened to a nicer
guy: you know!
"Creating monsters are the ways of
cornata women
are we then either as evil as he
or wiser and untrue
la canzone sfacciata intrigante 
complotto è stata scritta per questo"
She loved neither and was believed
to have been in love with anyone
whom henear to.
Storing his past and sleeping with
those he hired.
He knew of one affair, then learned of the many ones
she had had. Once he was sleeping
and she woke him to have him drunk
she pretended to be "gobby with him" wearing a scorff.
It was the stable man from afar unshaved and paid by her
to do so. When he learned of this
she had been sent to an undisclosed place
and a letter written by her
detailed the event. she stayed away for weeks.
returning he just eye balle her
while the staff tryed to hold in their laughter.

Fictional Depiction of an Italain Contessa and her
Inperatore Husband. Opera of Frustration and Love.
Bassoon solo: number twenty four is a
bass lovers dream! The staff nicknamed her "Gobby Il Lupo"
a term that was unkind but true!
Form: Ballad


Premium Member American Cacophony

Microtonal mayhem misses the mark
a triple concerto for sirens, drones & bullets
groaning ghosts pluck piano strings
extramusical praise: present (& past/future)
we're going around & round (sings the flute)
0:00 constant vivace
Alcotts double IV. played
Ives: crusty old coot (but used his ears like a man)
percussive violence
syncopated strings: polytonal dances

Moody barlines go barhopping 
741 ideas ; 21 woods; 1904 eons
background music
a sparkling concert hall 
Whitman spits on Emerson
16:23 (viola), contrasted 1947
Ralph's fragments 
keys to the sky
rocky jazz 
Pox on The Fox
Daddy contra (No.5 edition)

Sneering atonal waltzes (from a glum mustache)
“Who Cares If You Listen?”
Elliott got Carter (yearning for dissonant dialogues)
agitated woodwinds crushed by percussion
Symphony 20:02
Concord, Concord, Concord (sonata?)
please the phrase 
please phrase your phases;
this ain't transcendentalism

Magnificent Desolation!
a universal string trio: Hawthorne approves
insert Feldmanesque pointillism (very slow, very quiet)
notate a Super Magnum--rotate a Super Maggot
supersymmetric pianos pulsate
tremendous trumpet triumphs
advanced anticlimax (requires spacetime)
Adagio seeks strings
ethereal, hear the sacrifice
“Hello Friends!” blurts the bearded babbler
listen: Cageian silent shock
enter: Varese sound masses!
sodelicious...Here!
optional glissandos 

Lenny dances on the smog
Gershwin’s getting rhythm
Central Park serenades the Dark Unanswered Question
sloppy sonatas wait for Waldo 
counterpoint delayed  
the clarinet knows
the string quartet begs for an exorcism
major/minor note spinning
bombastic post-war movements

Obviously, sharing......
excellent musical time 
in light seconds (1840–60)
performers: revealed 
clusters of desolate Americanism 
But here....1 Reply
answers go quickly on a Mysterious Mountain
unanswered (galactic) question
“music on my funeral…
thank you for posting”
© NJ Tomcatx  Create an image from this poem.

Adagio, En Haut

May we rise like the chords of time
That hasten us into your greatness

Let my body’s brittle bones
Become refined

Sharpen me, madres! 
Into the warrior I need the most

Valencia in springtime
Share the same sting

May we bloom in this darkness
And bear our burden’s light

Heavy is this weight we carry
But heavier still is the spirit of fight

For death cannot reach me
But it sure can teach me 

The the love you bear is 
Nothing compared to the love she prepared

You poured over into my blood
As if you were my own

my voice sings out cries of conviction
Her, mi madre, mi amiga, my hen!

Hovers over us now 
In the mist and in the rain

God how I long to be near her
My dearest friend and sister

God how the pain reaches so deep
Like a dagger has furrowed itself inside me

My feet stagger like a drunkards gone to battle
My shins fall to the floor

My stomach screams me awake
Oh God! my chest cannot rest 

Every night without you is worse
But every morning I rise as a tree cut down

Not fully awake, not yet in a dream
My heart shivers as it flows in this winter river

Take me outside and let me run and hide
Amongst the soil and sand 

Bring me in all hooded creatures
For I have come to faint amongst treasures

Surely I will be buried here amongst the dead
The worms will feast upon my borrowed flesh

Let my bones rust covered with rust
Never finished only branded

My teeth sink into your fallen fruit
Eat sweet death what you have framed me to be

My head lays in the mud of the forest
My body blanketed and bare

My womb of the earth quakes
of another close stranger

I let loose a shriek that swells me into the still
My eyes blinded by the flesh of the earth’s mill

My hands have not defeated me yet
May I stand? As free as I’d fallen 

Posé, Se leve
Ensemble, Adagio En Haut
art
Form: Ballad

The Rain Knows

Where I live, the people know my name.
Where I walk, the moon knows my heart.
Where I run, where I watch, where I think;
where I really live, where I truly  am; 
there, the rain, its sight, its silence, and its music know my soul.

Its melody drums on, patters through my musing mind.
Its melody thunders o'er the tundras where I reside.
Its melody cascades down the windshield of my emotions,
its melody showers me, ever on through this life;
all I need, at times, a stroll through a storm.

Do any eyes see, into the heart of this man?
Do any hearts beat, to the same rhythm as mine?
Do any feet dance, the same pensive adagio as I?
Do any spirits really know me, I always wonder;
yet when the deluge is upon me, the pondering stops.

I know it knows me.
I know how I feel when underneath its misty sheets.
I know what it means when it comes to visit;
I know the sweet taste of its droplets,
the caress of it and its sister, the wind, on my cheek.

When I'm full of thoughts, and need release; it knows.
When I address it as a stranger, miss its company; it knows.
When I need; it knows.
When I feel its harmonies resonating within,
and call upon its half of this transcendent duo; it knows.

I can be anywhere, and feel a twang
on the strings of my heart; and it will know.
I can be doing anything, and if my soul sends a cry,
one that I rarely know anything of; it will know.
Somehow, it's there for me.

I am keenly grateful for its vigilance,
aware of how much it's done for me;
and I can do nothing for it.
What does the rain need, desire, miss?
Only the rain knows.

Whatever its reasons for remaining with me,
whatever its reasons for so constantly soothing my soul;
I will forever be in its debt,
forever beholden to all it's done -
I hope the rain knows.

Yoga a Dance of Gypsy Spirits

Part 1

When YIN Hatha Will, YANG Hatha Way

Introduction:

ADAGIO!
said Sam, a Barber, to his strings
who wed Savasana to her beloved
Pranayama, breathlessly waiting
for her to relax in his waiting arms.

she did 

deeply reveling in Ravel’s
ultimate crescendo of Bolero
their thoughts without body
meditating in a Methodist Church
no dancing sugar plums --
just asanas – 
marching six by six, erect postures,
along the Ridge of the Road,
relaxing deeply, 
concentrating on a Panorama 
still barefoot bodies
sitting, standing, kneeling
all cross armed
cross legged
breathing – breathing –
s l o w l y          b   r   e   a   t   h   I   n   g

Pranayama 
copulating with
Savasana
from Dawn’s early light
Till Dark’s endless night,
Love’s song they sang
in silence
when Yin met Yang.

Yoga, The Love-Dance of Gypsy Spirits

Part 2

Dusk 			

slowly 			slipped 
towards 
deeply 		dark 
abysmal 	night
Savasana 	seeing 	nothing, 


sightless, 	seeking 	solace

relaxing – 

Savasana  	so 	steeped 	
in 	savasana 
itself

Savasana

stood 	erectly, 

soundless, 

silent – 

one 

l     o	n	g 

s	i	n	g	l	e 

note, 
s   u    s	t      e	n         u	t               o – 
s   u  s  t  e n – n – n – n – n – u    t   o o o o o o o h
breath		less		ly 
h	e	l	d 

embraced in pranayama

while Asanas

manipulated their arms, legs, neck, spine

all arranged in flowing, fluid line

flowing smoothly like luscious wine
Pranayama praying posturing
a    s    s	o     r    t	e      d

a
	s
		a
	n
a

s

Kundalini singing chants
chanting solemn sounds of sirens’ songs
in these soundless silent nights
where
Pranayama
meets
Savasana
until
Ashtanga
rises
in blazing majesty.

The Colour of the Breeze

"The Colour of the Breeze" 

Star Jasmine, 

orange blossom, 
pine leaves, and 
floating cymbidium

dipping oars 

into purple and white 
Agapanthus, drip off  
a lid on that day

exotic Nile lilies 
with lips of mead
drip potency

singing only
the sweetest 
memories

the tiger lilies roar,
in silence, cut up, bittersweet,
they are sitting 

torn fresh in the pew, 
in front of me
watching and waiting 

for what? 
gravity in the moment
just, being

colour me cryptic

Agapanthas purr
through closed
jade mysteries

on that day indigo 
blue ... a date with 
destiny, 

a winsome crew
each with their secrets
renewed, knew

they try to sing hymns
whispering, thinking
I could never do this

such singing 
ridiculous

they try to sing hymns
whispering, thinking
I am not near them

but I am all the 
colours miraculous
surrounding them 

speaking 
in different tongues
I lean into them, listening

leaves
floating like notes
to remember 

found in 
the colour of the breeze
lifting potent memories

freedom then,
nothing stopping me

(Ladylabyrinth / 2022)
klb, mlb
gvlm



"Serpentskirt" / Cocteau Twins
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"Whales Tails"/ Cocteau Twins
https://youtu.be/0LVyIJsigXU



"Bluebell Knoll" / Cocteau Twins
https://youtu.be/ZpqaNjtaU6o







Requiem, Tractus (Johannes Ockeghem) - Miroslav Venhoda; Prager Madrigalisten 1966
https://youtu.be/AnYOWMrrkIU


Requiem Mass. 
I prefer this - 

intro
Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings
https://youtu.be/izQsgE0L450

outro
Hymn of the Cherubim - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Extended
https://youtu.be/y9p0-NSirQA

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