Monthly Archives: August 2020

New Moon Prayer #Writephoto #Music

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A song with the silvery sound of the zither.

Lyrics

Crescent moon,
Shining through the golden break of dawn.
Crescent moon,
Lighting every tender dream begun.

Teach me to know the nature of flowing life;
Living and real, the dreams that I feel inside.

Crescent moon,
Shining through the shadows of the trees.
Crescent moon,
Lighting up the path that’s right for me.

My intuition gives me a mission sure;
Help me to live the part I am given ever more!

Crescent moon,
Shining through the golden break of dawn.
Crescent moon,
Lighting every tender dream begun.

Crescent moon.

—
For Sue Vincent’s
Thursday #Writephoto Prompt, Crescent.

“Suo Gan” Double Strung Experiment 2 #Music

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“Suo Gan” is a traditional Welsh lullaby, first published in print around 1800.

This is the second of my
double strung experiments,
playing lyre and zither at the same time, getting ready for a double strung harp.

You can hear many places in this arrangement where both sets of strings (or instruments, in this case) play in unison. First, I play the piece with melody on lyre, and then on zither.

I hope you enjoy listening!

Jostling Jars #Poem

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It’s a jostling, juggling junk drawer of jars,
This magical maze of the mind that is ours!

We’re choosing illusions, tallying tricks,
Performing and playing, proving we’re IT.

When the clamoring clatter does blessedly break,
We treasure the Truth, forgoing what’s fake.

42 words for Sammi’s weekend writing prompt at

Weekend Writing Prompt #170 – Jostle

His Eye Is on the Sparrow #Music

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I vividly remember playing piano and singing “His Eye Is on the Sparrow” when I was in my teens. It was one of my favorite hymns to sing, and I didn’t know until recently that it was written in 1905. Clearly, it made no difference to me, or perhaps it did, since like many hymns and traditional tunes, it has endured for so long. The lyrics were written by Civilla D. Martin, and the music was composed by Charles H. Gabriel. If that name sounds familiar, you may remember
“Send the Light,”
which Gabriel also composed.

Today I hope you enjoy this lyre arrangement of “His Eye Is on the Sparrow!”

Summer Swirl #Poem

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The heirloom tomatoes are all green with envy.
The bright fireflies suddenly act unfriendly.

The lap swim has gone off the deep end for now,
And Summer takes on a patina somehow.

Do I have to tell you? It happens each year!
One season flows into another, it’s clear.

You pull out a wishbone and think it away,
But no good! The turning is yearning to stay!

—
For Linda Kruschke’s
Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #33, From Best to Worst.
Though I didn’t really get the theme right, I couldn’t resist writing this poem!

Little Boat #Writephoto #Music

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Song on lyre.

1. My body is a little boat
That sails the raging seas,
Where illness, tension, pain and stress
Can get the best of me.
But Spirit guides my little boat
To everything I need.

2. My mind, it is a little boat
That sails a clouded sky.
When darkness falls, I see my fears
That vanish in the Light.
And Spirit guides my little boat
Through every stormy night.

3. My soul, it is a little boat
That sails eternally.
When I forget in trials deep,
To live my destiny,
The Spirit guides my little boat,
And I return to peace.

—
Apparently it’s boat week around here, as I’ve posted
The Skye Boat Song
and
The Arran Boat
already this week. 🙂

This third boat post is my response to
Sue Vincent’s #Writephoto Prompt, Clouded.