“Mud”
Rain churns up the grass
Coating bare skin in splatters
Grime to hide our faults
Steve D
Rain churns up the grass
Coating bare skin in splatters
Grime to hide our faults
Steve D
Verse
I fell for a girl I met one evening in some dingy Amsterdam bar
Her eyes like ice, my heart was frozen, shining brighter than the stars Continue reading “Free Verse – Instrumental Inspiration – SD”
Crystal droplets fall
Tears streaming down my shoulders
Her joy cleanses me
Steve D
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.
Continue reading “Weathering the Storm: Of Monsters and Men’s Second Album and Musical Growth”
The fields glow verdant
The forest breathes life unseen
As the veil descends
Steve D
[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”
If thunder is God
Blurting her children’s foibles
Then my blunders boom
Steve D
Tides swell and roil
Crushing seductive power
Love and rage as one
Steve D
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”
Wind comes in whispers,
Carrying her thoughts to me.
Still, I hear little.
Steve D
Editor’s Note: I’m turning Haiku Wednesday into Haiku Sunday… in case you couldn’t tell.