Natural Percussionist
Rat-a-tat-tat
Rat-a-tat-tat
The woodpecker taps out
its theme song.
The natural percussionist
works to its own beat.
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Showing posts with label Rhythm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rhythm. Show all posts
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Natural Percussionist
I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Fly Higher
Fly Higher
I find my own rhythm.
Move to it consistently.
Set my sights higher.
Even if I don't reach
my ultimate destination,
I'll travel to places
I've never been before.
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I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Out of Step
Out of Step
Don't know when
to move my feet.
Rhythm section
lost the beat.
Can't get time
to repeat.
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I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
After the Concert
After the Concert
The music comes with me.
The voices still sing.
The rhythms run through me.
The words fill my mind.
Time passes by before I
can sleep after the concert.
The prompt for Day 6 of the PAD Challenge was a fill-in-the-blank--after _______. I invite you to go to one of the challenge pages and browse. I think you will enjoy the variety of work that is inspired by a single prompt.
Links
Natural Companions Video
Art of Improvisation Video Aug. 31, 2018
Jazz Improv and Poetry Video April 5, 2018
Kansas Time + Place
Poetic Asides
Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day
Art of Improvisation Video Aug. 31, 2018
Jazz Improv and Poetry Video April 5, 2018
Kansas Time + Place
Poetic Asides
Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day
I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.
Thursday, September 20, 2018
The Rhythm of the Wings
The Rhythm of the Wings
The butterfly sits
but flaps its wings.
down, up, down, up
I focus on the rhythm.
open, close Open? No,
just a pump fake.
Open? Now! close, open
Are you dancing in place?
I don't know, but I
could watch you all day.
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I'll be at the Unplaza Art Fair this weekend, Sept. 22-23. If you stop by my booth, you might see a butterfly. Will its wings be open or closed?
Links
I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.
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