Birth of Summer by Joseph Stella
HAIKU
Life without music
or art is very difficult.
Life with you is easy
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“What is a musical instrument? A musical instrument is like a Spanish fan or a piston — it’s all the same. It’s a surface which comes and goes, striking the air with a frequency somewhere between 16 and 18,000 oscillations per second.”
— Sound Sculpture by Francois Baschet
Thank you Christopher for your inspiration
HAIKU
Surprise! Your letter came,
your words restored my captive state
my joy – a painted dream
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“The Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces.” –Isaiah 25:8
HAIKU
Swing like a hammock
let your heart drift far away
to capture those dares
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“Sometimes I just need to hang in a beautiful place.” –Infinity Outfitter
HAIKU
Ocean breeze changes us
gazing out we dream aquamarine
peace all about us
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“The waves of the sea help me get back to me.” Unknown Author
HAIKU
Bless the vast waters,
terrifying wet momentum
the ocean calls me
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“There’s nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it’s sent away.” –Sarah Kay
River Gorge Photographed by Rodney Lough Jr.
HAIKU
The rocks seem content
with the flow from the Creator
a spring of lullaby
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…how the material can move to the spirit…
HAIKU
How I love to dance
under twinkling cosmic skies
grasping for their mysteries
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“In the trees the night wind stirs, bringing the leaves to life, endowing them with speech; the electric lights illuminate the green branches from the under side, translating them into a new language.” –E.B. White
