Monthly Archives: August 2007

RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING OVERHEAD   Full-bounce, full taps – the odd rim-shot snapped out –   the rapping rain asserts its skylight presence.   Entranced – I listen as it riffs away –   a paradiddle plenitude marks my emergence … Continue reading →

This brand new piece of whimsy also appears on ‘Mal’s Factory’     REFLECTED GLORY Macbeth of a suddenbroke his legas he bade the green room crowd"good luck" at this the mirrorwas all broken upand vowednever to say aloud the … Continue reading →

      This poem of mine dates back to the late 1960’s – a spontaneous response to the symphony I was listening to. A gift poem.         LISTENING TO MAHLER [A Response in Six Movements]   … Continue reading →

          Squirrel In The Rain     He perches, in sparkling eyed contemplation of the goal. Like some celebrated stylite, he squats on his post, oblivious to the hostile elements. My stare   intrudes upon his gaze; defiance resonates across … Continue reading →

SEPTEMBER SONG     Time past time yet to be Discovered. I gaze out Across the hills, the scene changes   Image merges into image. The clouds devour The openness; still it is growing No-one can capture the full and … Continue reading →

THE FEAR OF FALL     Though clouds have cleared still I fear   their returning fall.   Your smile reflects my whispered yearning –   presence and absence jointly affirming   love’s own reality.   Each meeting proclaims a … Continue reading →