Category Archives: Music

My Uncle’s Treat

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

“‘eenie meenie decimeeny oooh eye umbeleeny achicachi uberachi Y-O-U eep billy wopen boppum ooh bop a wippem wopum’” (My Uncle Charles Nolan taught this tongue twister musical warm up treat to my Sister, Brother and me when we were children. Now, 50 some years later,  I am giving voice lessons to … Continue reading →

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Witch Insight(inside)

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

too tired to carve a pumpkin but the candy is in the wooden bowl, the candle in the windlight flickers a beaconed soldier for wandering spirit patrol weird…the kid’s don’t ring the bell for the trick nor the treat haven’t … Continue reading →

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WE

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

We, brown skinned, black skinned, ivory skinned women, We, of upright posture and pearly teeth, We, Sisters who carry the weight of the spirits… Our children….our children, vessels of attempted destruction. We sow, reap, We keep quiet, speak, We hurt, … Continue reading →

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FASNACHT IN BASEL

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

Since 4:00 a.m. the sound of “tu tu de doo tu tu doo doo” pipes punctuate the atmosphere, funny, bizarre, sometimes grotesque costumes  entice one to reach for the camera, children with painted faces, eyes of bewilderment, a solitary artist, hands decorated … Continue reading →

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JOY IS

Posted on March 11, 2011 by

  Joy is having a girlfriend who has been ill stop by your new shop unexpectedly Joy is feeling the love, warmth and gratitude as you watch your girlfriend and your daughter caught up in a “catching up” conversation. Joy is understanding … Continue reading →

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Dear Aunt Joan

Posted on February 6, 2011 by

Dear Aunt Joan If I could have you here for a day I would drive you to Mariastein in Switzerland If I had to, I would carry you down the steps into the “Grotte” Where legend has it, a small … Continue reading →

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NOT SO DRY…..BONES

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

These dry bones in this castle of 53 years warn me that I shouldn’t attempt that double pirouette when my spine attempts to block, my mind tells it, “not yet” I look at my teacher, an octogenarian of 85 years … Continue reading →

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WE

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

We, brown skinned, black skinned, ivory skinned women, We, of upright posture and pearly teeth, We, Sisters who carry the weight of the spirits… Our children….our children, vessels of attempted destruction. We sow, reap, We keep quiet, speak, We hurt, … Continue reading →

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Snow, Sparrows, and Gratitude

Posted on December 4, 2010 by

I see the vacancy in the eyes of the lonely woman she walks her furry dog in the cold,  in the snow. The other woman, clothed in fur, with the Gucci bag, somehow deep down, I sense the “sad”. At … Continue reading →

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