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The Horizon Written … A New Musical Composition
A new composition from composer, Joseph Alen Shaw, is indicative of a man of considerable musical talent, who doesn’t let the grass grow under his feet. Not for the first time, has he used poetry to inspire musical composition. Last … Continue reading
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The BeZine, October 2017, Vol. 4, Issue 1 , Music to the Eyes
Source: The BeZine, October 2017, Vol. 4, Issue 1 , Music to the Eyes
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Underneath The Stairs
And how their days would start at dawn
to sounds of clacking feet.
Underneath the stairs they’d run,
their serving paths to beat. Continue reading
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Thousands and Millions
One hundred thousand Poets for change, so many voices and carefully chosen words, seem to be decaying into the void of the anechoic chamber. Earthly Fathers praying for the Establishment, that sets the stage and casts its values in concrete, … Continue reading
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Let The Rains Fall
“Water, water, every where … Nor any drop to drink.” If I should have enough to weep some tears before we sink into the deep … then let the rains fall everywhere where land is parched where lips are cracked … Continue reading
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The Honeymoon’s Over
Spring’s promise of high summer has passed, the lush greens gone, and now less vibrant. Parched. Stale somehow. Disappointing. The promise so much sweeter than reality; the heady warmth; sun filled days and mirage haze the balmy heat, hot naked … Continue reading
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Big Questions
They could not see the end of their noses the end of the last century the end of infantry and cavalry of Boys Own battles and yet they stand today in ceremony, the successors and descendants of those, who may … Continue reading
The Chalice
Dear Earth, you are a sacred aqueous Isle in a dark and endless sea of universe We may be bound by genetic code. You may never reveal your strategy the presupposing chemical destiny of one great astrophysical master plan for … Continue reading
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On One of My Tomorrows
(for Celia) Our last goodbye was casual as if I would see you again on one of my tomorrows I touched your arm you flinched. In pain. I felt persistent guilt Born of carelessness only nervous uncertainty could freely demonstrate Born … Continue reading
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Head Over Heals
So soon, familiar sounds again, the birds are on the wing. A starling, dizzy, calling his mate head over heals they sing. The grass is growing faster underneath our feet and here we are, like Arab Spring, where two extremists meet. It’s difficult … Continue reading
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