Sappho Translations XIII
...Sappho Translations XIII by Michael R. Burch
In these translations the fragment numbers are mostly Lobel-Page. All translations are by Michael R. Burch and should be so credited if they are used i...
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Categories:
phrygian, beautiful, beauty, desire, joy,
Form: Free verse
Marianne 'Bearer of Tricolour'
...Marianne (Bearer of Tricolour)
Marianne; the Goddess of Liberty and bearer of Tricolour,
Triumphant French Republic revolutionary figure,
Evokes solidarity with breasts exposed and baref...
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Categories:
phrygian, anniversary, celebration, education, french,
Form: Verse
Touched
...If my poetry moves you to witness to stranger
Just know that I'm touched that you're "sharing my ride,"
For the fact is that giving can be fraught with danger,
But those that it calls feel much wa...
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Categories:
phrygian, christian, faith, love,
Form: Quatrain
Musicianship
...Musicianship
(3 May 2014; For my son Steven, an ACCOMPLISHED guitarist)
Real musicianship can truly drive you nuts—
There really are no “ifs”, “ands”, or “buts”.
Practice, study, memorize, then mo...
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Categories:
phrygian, education, humor, inspiration, music,
Form: Quatrain