The Colour of the Breeze
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"The Colour of the Breeze"
Star Jasmine,
orange blossom,
pine leaves, and
floating cymbidium
dipping oars
into purple and white
Agapanthus, drip off
a li...
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Categories:
samuel barber, muse, mystery,
Form: Free verse
Lux Vitae Lux
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"LUX VITAE LUX"
Here you stamp
your mark of
approval or not
We meet at the point
where a Father
is the judge of what is good
and what ...
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Categories:
samuel barber, light, love, muse,
Form: Free verse
Purple Heart
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"Purple Heart"
We are watched
surrounded by
a great cloud
of witnesses
the race marked
out for us
our days
we count
as numbers
hidd...
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Categories:
samuel barber, courage, heart, purple,
Form: Free verse
The Silkworm's Birthday
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"The Silkworm’s Birthday"
Mulberry leaves flutter in the breeze
Kookaburra brave Joker bluffs a sky blue breast
Drops one feather for a qu...
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Categories:
samuel barber, chicago, grandchild, imagery, love,
Form: Free verse
Then the Evening Cometh
...Strings build 'til they scream
The highest notes in two keys
A blazing sunset...
"Adagio for Strings" - Samuel Barber
(For my fellow classical music lover - Carrie Richards)...
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Categories:
samuel barber, music
Form: Senryu