Tag: Celebration
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The First of the ‘Bers…
White Rabbits once again! Here we are in the final third of the year once more, the ‘Bers. Winter’s approaching, the days are getting shorter, the nights are getting darker earlier, the mornings are getting harder to get up in, the candles are being lit before supper, the coal fires are being stoked before bedtime,…
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Celebrating Sixty Glorious Years (and one song)
I’ve just finished watching the Diamond Jubilee celebration concert for Her Majesty the Queen, and I have been quite moved. The crowds… the music… the lights… the fireworks… the Keep Calm And Carry On… it was an amazing concert. I was moved not by the images from yesteryear throughout the Queen’s reign. I wasn’t moved…
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One Minute Ramble: Emptiness and Openness
Through the emptiness of the skies I fly. Gently hovering occasionally on the uplifting and invigorating currents of refreshingly cool air. White clouds float above me, the deep blue and crisp white of the sea waves below. I soar and dive and rise and float surrounded by emptiness. Clarity. Openness. Hopes and dreams. Achievements waiting…
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Pianist and the rain
As the pianist played, the rain fell.As the rain fell, the thunder sang.As the thunder sang, the lightning danced.As the lightning danced, the pianist played. Thunder and music. Lightning and rain. Harmonious. Togetherness. Nature and sound.Dancing. And playing. Music abounds. In tune. In rhythm. Inside and out. The pianist plays as the rains come down.…