Tag: inspiration

  • Poem – Where the Color Comes From

    The lonely path tunneled through the daily routine and expectations. The tunnel became your gateway and hiding place, a retreat when life became too real, a distraction. Did you ever see the colors of the sunset? Or even then was the winter sun awash of colors, a gray scale landscape pushing you inward?

  • New Music

    While I have been away from blogging way more than I would like, the music keeps on flowing as there is so much out there.  Found a nice treat with an Icelandic group that I had not heard of, and some other stuff. Arstioir – Arstioir (2009) Arstioir– Svefns Og Voku Skil (2011) An Indie-folk / classical band from…

  • New Music

    New music from the past couple of weeks includes additional albums from new favorites and some different stuff. Kaskade – Atmosphere (2013) Latest release for master DJ Kaskade who is also in the band Late Night Alumni.  Catchy electronic and dance music that features Kaskade singing on the title track “Atmosphere”. Nine Inch Nails – Hesitation (2013) I…

  • Inspiration

    A beautiful and peaceful evening in MN with 70s and the sun low in the sky, casting light beams through the moon-shapped windows. I have been listening and reading about the Mars rovers and partaking in my own speculation as to what they may find.  This is proving to be quite inspirational for new poems…

  • The Story of Joline

    In 1993, while taking a poetry class at the U of M, I started an epic poem about mankind’s history, called the “Proven Life”.  Though it is still not finished almost 20-years later (which seems somewhat appropriate), the central character was a girl named Joline.  Over the ensuing years, she has visited some poems, and…