Johann Sebastian Bach,
the corridor of cadenced choral he did proudly walk.
Baroque musician, virtuoso organist, he created conglomerate of style;
the harmony of intertwined melodies made him a composer versatile.
Sebastian Sawe
ran a two-hour marathon today,
an accomplishment unique.
Me? I got up and took a leak.
German composer Johann Sebastian Bach -
Emotive depth and his “blue notes” were his music’s bedrock.
Having fathered twenty children and always on his toes,
how did he ever find time to compose?
In the first Orchestra rehearsal of the semester,
I see the composer's name on the sheets of music handed to me
And I know this is going to be immensely fun
Playing something by a brilliant composer
Who lived hundreds of years ago, yet still thrills
Musicians and listeners so many years later
Is beyond amazing, it is inspiring!
My words in print seem so lame in comparison,
Yet I can't stop the words from flowing,
And I suspect that the music emerged from Bach,
Just as inevitable, and I feel a kindred closeness
To a musical genius from the distant past
It's awfully untrendy
to be slender, long and bendy
but it helps to have reach
when seeking the peach,
chuckled Sebastian to Wendy
by Max Burchett
Isn’t it what we all want to be?
Someone who all can see
Is stronger and braver,
Man of steel or greater.
Could that be you, or me?
What I know it seems
Is it may not be,
Hasn’t been for me,
The man on the screen
Who has been the hero there for me.
Superpowers are great
If that is what you are hoping to find.
If that is your fate,
I guess that is fine
Since that strength lies within.
I will give you this.
There are sure to be times
When we each and all are called on to be
The hero or heroine in some form or fashion.
Hope I will be ready for that occasion.
When that someone needs me to be
What another has been to me,
The savior from grief or self.
Courage to act, wisdom to share,
I hope then in me the hero is there.
Photography be Sammy-Sander
by Maxwell "Max" Sebastian Burchett
I present these lyrics today,
For you to consider if you would,
An idea I propose, to find a way
To designate a day for doing good.
It is about time now
We start finding a way
That leads us somehow
To a brighter day.
Whatever it takes
Now before it is too late,
One little step by each, then a giant leap by all
That might improve the world for one, or all.
These rhymes propose a new holiday.
A new national day, call it what you may,
Perhaps Pay-It-Forward Day.
No, let’s say “Good Day!"
A day recognized as a time to remind,
A new day when all of goodwill,
If they can, if they will,
Do one thing for the good.
For a friend, or
Even for a foe,
For family, or
For a stranger you do not know.
A day set aside
Dedicated to making one small thing better,
Lifting one person higher,
Together, many higher and higher.
An extra, kind gesture unplanned,
Whatever you feel you should,
A kind word, maybe something grand,
An unexpected act of good.
Now is the time.
We do not really know
If we have one day more.
Now is the time for a Good Day!
The law authorities apprehended a man named Antonio.
I have never met him before as he is someone I don't know.
He contends that a while ago, he gave me some money.
Now he wants it back to pay for bail that would set him free.
Antonio kept calling me "Sebastian"; this seemed like an oddity.
This action suddenly got my mind to be thinking.
Is it possible my brother survived the ship sinking?
Based on the play "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare.
I have seen some unusual things going around.
There is this woman named Olivia I have found.
She is someone I absolutely don't know.
The strangest thing is: she keeps calling me "Cesario".
Here I am in this unusual land named Illyria.
I still don't know the fate of my sister Viola.
Olivia is a noble woman and quite fair to me.
Out of nowhere, she is already suggesting matrimony.
How convenient to have a priest standing nearby.
This way, the clergyman can unite Olivia and I.
Based on the play "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare.
Antonio saved me from the ship that sank.
For bringing me ashore, I have him to thank.
I am in a new land, and I am alive.
However, I believe my twin sister did not survive.
I must seek refuge in this strange territory.
Antonio says he cannot go with me.
He claims the Duke named Orsino is an adversary.
So Antonio wishes me luck and gives me his money.
Based on the play "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare
Oh my brother Sebastian, where can he be?
I lost sight of him after our ship was sunk in the sea.
His death seems now like a great possibility.
However captain, his clinging to a floating mast did you see?
Captain, what is this land called? I must know.
You say that it is Illyria, and its duke is Orsino?
Well, to the door of his palace I must go
and seek work and refuge as a man named Cesario.
I dare not reveal my true identity as Viola.
Duke Orsino is in love with a noblewoman named Olivia.
Olivia has recently lost both her father and brother.
Deeply in mourning, she won't be visited by another.
If you are curious about this story and the situation,
I will write some more and describe its continuation.
based on the play "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare
Sebastian dressed like a toff
Other people he would scoff
He was a snob, I suppose
People named him
Toffee nose
Johann Sebastian Bach
Found that bread gave him creative spark
He would eat a whole ciabatta
Then knock off a fugue and toccata
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Big headed dance troupe
Precede the festival known
As Saint Sebastian
When you will find from music
Crafts, sweets and serigraphies
1-16-2016
I met a red crab named Sebastian,
Nice and funny one
Then he gave me flowers a sign of friendship
He says I look likes Ariel the princess of the Atlantic a
Eric you must be let you be my prince that’s what I say
Dance with me and he took my hand
Echo of drums sounds in a deep blue sea
Even Ursula the sea witch dance with us
Princess Ariel got surprised, oh! What is happening?
Sebastian what is all this about? I’m the princess and you haven’t invited me?
Ehh... Princess, meet my friend she’s pretty as like you
Ariel Princess of the sea looks at me, saying “I want to trade my tail for your feet”.
In the Deep Sea Contest (Gautami Phookan)
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