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Waka for Murasaki Shikibu
Since it is the start of Women's History Month I've attempted a waka (5,7,5,7,7) though I might have taken a bit of a liberty with the form.
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The Fox Hunt
This painting is by Wilmslow Homer (1893), fox frightening crows, crows frightening fox. I especially like that it's a coastal scene and the red berries, and the dark glower of crows.
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Looking at Klimt’s Frieze for Beethoven
First attempt at ekphrastic poetry.
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Pluto’s ode to Charon
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Beautiful, Di. Lovely imagery
Posted on Fri, 10 Jul 2020
Beautiful, Di. Lovely imagery and loved the ant punctuation and lovelorn grasshoppers too.
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Oh, it already does. Botres,
Posted on Sun, 05 Jul 2020
Oh, it already does. Botres, son of Eumelus tastes some of a ram's brain that was intended as part of an offering to Apollo. Father is enraged, kills son, Apollo, merciful, brings him back to life, but as a bee eater. Just too minor a tale for...
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Thank you for making me laugh
Posted on Mon, 29 Jun 2020
Thank you for making me laugh on a Monday, not an easy feat. Rhymes are so nicely done too. Rachel x
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Thanks Drew! x Insect week,
Posted on Sun, 28 Jun 2020
Thanks Drew! x Insect week, who knew, I could have written about a number of ex-boyfriends, but opted for bluebottles.
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This is a very dreamy, misty,
Posted on Sun, 28 Jun 2020
This is a very dreamy, misty, floaty one, like a Monet painting indeed. Enjoyed the moony wistfulness of it. :)
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Every line is beautiful. Love
Posted on Thu, 25 Jun 2020
Every line is beautiful. Love this, Di. :)
Read full commentPosted in june 25th, woods after a hot day
Very lovely Di, you have
Posted on Mon, 22 Jun 2020
Very lovely Di, you have captured all the different moments of a walk so well: wonder, excitement, sadness, light and shade. Rachel :)
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A lot to take in, as
Posted on Sun, 14 Jun 2020
A lot to take in, as airyfairy said, but things that stand out straight away - the outsider does not yearn to be tolerated and inclusion is not the same as belonging. Rachel :)
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I love the bombardment of
Posted on Sun, 14 Jun 2020
I love the bombardment of this. Quite a walk. I enjoyed it very much. Has some great lines too, 'the sweat of labour, the sweat of love' just for one. Rachel :)
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Love this one, Luigi. So sad
Posted on Thu, 11 Jun 2020
Love this one, Luigi. So sad that he's not here anymore. Like the reflection on mortality. Rachel x
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