“That Girl in Amsterdam”
Verse
I fell for a girl I met one evening in some dingy Amsterdam bar
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Author: Steven D'Adamo
I'm a fantasy author and blogger. I like to write about the creative process, music, movies, books, and my weekly haiku series, "Haiku Sunday"
Haiku Sunday – Rain
“Rain”
Crystal droplets fall
Tears streaming down my shoulders
Her joy cleanses me
Steve D
Weathering the Storm: Of Monsters and Men’s Second Album and Musical Growth
Our music reviews seek to trace the narratives that weave between songs and albums. Check out our Rhythmic Fiction tag for other stories told through music.
A few months ago, I retrospectively plotted the narrative of Of Monsters and Men’s first album, My Head is an Animal, in the hopes that binging on their music would sate my appetite for more until their second album was released.
Thankfully, their second album has arrived, and I now have tickets to see Of Monsters and Men live (again) in September.
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Haiku Sunday – Dusk
“Dusk”
The fields glow verdant
The forest breathes life unseen
As the veil descends
Steve D
Impulsive Game of Thrones Theory / All of my hopes and dreams fulfilled
[A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE SPOILER ALERT, including names and events revealed in the books which have not been revealed in the show] Continue reading “Impulsive Game of Thrones Theory / All of my hopes and dreams fulfilled”
Haiku Sunday – Stovetop
“Stovetop”
The asphalt sizzles
Searing cracks into bare feet
Black dust cakes like coal
Steve D
Haiku Sunday – Blunders
“Blunders”
If thunder is God
Blurting her children’s foibles
Then my blunders boom
Steve D
San Francisco Part II: Dirt Trails and a Wedding Gown
Here’s part 2 of my San Francisco trip. And it didn’t take over a year!!!
Part II of my trip to San Francisco is here… and it didn’t take nearly two years to finish! Although it did take me longer than a week… but still!
My first visit to the Pacific Ocean.
The wedding was to take place on Saturday evening, our second full day in San Francisco. We decided to stay north of the Bay in the morning to cut down on travel time, and explore the shore of Marin County. I really don’t remember which part of the state parks we drove through, but it was fantastic. We found a small parking lot somewhere along route 1 and trekked down a dirt path through colorful scrub to a small cove on the ocean.
Hiking down the hill towards the ocean.
The vegetation reminded me of the scrub in Dartmoor, England, but of course the climate is much dryer.
I had to climb the…
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Haiku Sunday – Waves
“Waves”
Tides swell and roil
Crushing seductive power
Love and rage as one
Steve D
Rock Song – Speeding Towards Nothing – SD
“Into the Abyss”
The sea giants balk at me,
Licking phosphorescent teeth.
My feet locked in and twisting,
Jockeying for positioning, Continue reading “Rock Song – Speeding Towards Nothing – SD”
