Happy Easter! Yes, it’s late. But here is a popular hymn played on lyre and alto recorder, “Near the Cross.” The lyrics were written by Fanny Crosby, and the melody by William Howard Doane.
Enjoy, and I hope you had a wonderful Easter!
Category Archives: Spiritual practices
Animate! #Acrostic #Poem
Appreciation
Inner joy bubbling outward
Dispersing sadness
Affection touching
Infiltrating countless hearts
Minister of All
Admiration spreads
Inspiring bigger blessings
Raising vibrations
Owl Questions #SoCS #Poem
Who are you… Really?
Are you curious to know,
Or scared to find out?
Wisdom within, quiet, sure:
Soul, heart, mind, body of Life.
Transparency #Poem
The word of the year:
Transparency! Instead of
Making claims, just be!
Seeds of Potential #Haibun #Poem
In my mind I return to the year I was 7 and in first grade. The puppets are the best part of the day, when Mrs. Basta tells a story or teaches us something with the lamb and other animals. I also like lunch. But perhaps my true favorite thing, even better than the puppets, is recess!
On the playground I collect fallen cherry buds with my friend, Iris. I put them in one of those little Halloween pumpkin buckets, the ones most kids use for trick-or-treating. I include grass, dirt, rocks, and whatever else I can find. Maybe I hope these seeds of potential will grow!
Soon hatsu hana
Bring hope before they blossom
Seeds of potential
Written for
dVerse Haibun Monday: Cherry Blossoms.
At the Table #Writephoto
Gather round!
Sit down!
Find the chair that’s just your size!
Take a seat!
Enjoy a treat!
Let the Magic fill your eyes!
Enjoy a treat!
Happily greet
What the Universe supplies!
Open up!
Grab a cup!
Let the Magic fill your eyes!
Grab a cup!
Love and trust
That You are the All-Parent’s Child!
Claim your chair-
The head one there!
Let your Magic fill your eyes!
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“The Red Bridge” #Music
This is a piece I wrote for one of Sue Vincent’s #Writephoto prompts
last May. I didn’t sing it at the time, but posted a meditation
version on lyre. You can listen to or download that
here.
This version has vocals, accompanied by ukulele. There’s also a viola
part, melody on alto recorder, and an alto recorder duet.
I hope you enjoy this arrangement!
Escape from Reality
We all want to escape the realities of our lives at some point. Maybe it’s stress. Maybe it’s violence, whether physical, emotional, or otherwise. Maybe we’re feeling bored, lonely, isolated, or trapped. Whatever the reason, an escape from reality is often welcome!
If we can’t leave the people we live with, can’t move, change jobs, or go on vacation, we feel especially stuck. But there are still ways we can escape, albeit temporarily.
We can lose ourselves for a time in books or movies.
Meditation transports us to other dimensions that change us and might even improve our realities!
My 99-word flash nonfiction response to
Carrot Ranch MARCH 25: FLASH FICTION CHALLENGE
Before and After 3TC #Poem
Before effective ways to cope-
New hearts and minds with longer ropes-
We cannot flow, we cannot move,
Until we seek and find our Truth!
—-
Written for#Threethingschallenge #551
“Madrid” #Music
The Spanish traditional melody, “Madrid,” has also been published as
“Seville.” It is the musical setting for the hymn, “Come, Christians,
Join to Sing.” Christian henry Bateman wrote the lyrics in the 1800’s.
However, they are a rewritten version of a hymn by William Edward
Hickson, “Join Now in Praise, and Sing,” also written in the 1800’s.
Both hymns are in the public domain in the United States. Although we
no longer need to be concerned with copyright issues, we should still
give credit where credit is due.
My arrangement of “Madrid” is played on lyre, alto recorder, and
viola. I hope you enjoy it, and wish you a happy, peaceful, and safe
Palm Sunday!
Mystical Strings 
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