Tuesday, September 06, 2016

Gold ~~ A Tuesday Platform little Poem

Gold?

No
All that glitters is not gold

This glittering little red truck
is more precious than gold to me

Should you get a little red truck
take you where e're you want to go

My glittering little red truck
will cost an arm and leg to you

'Cause my precious little red truck
worth to me more than all the gold

Keep your gold leave my truck alone
 
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Poem Copyright © 2008 Jimmiehov. All Rights Reserved

I'm linked with Marian in the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, Tuesday Platform.
http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-tuesday-platform.html

Marian calls for a poem, old or new.  This one is old, back from 2008
http://jimmiehov6.blogspot.com/2008/10/one-single-impression-gold.html
 

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Saturday, September 03, 2016

The Little Fish ~~ a Flash poem (meaning 'short')


(The Little Fish) 
 
I am the
Little Fish
Swimming in my pond 
 
Swimming is my delight
Exploring my pond 
 
Seems there is always new
Sights daily to see 

I am the
Little Fish
Swimming in my pond 

I swim from morn to night
No bell on my tail 
 
People come, watch me swim 
Wink and wave for them
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Poem Copyright 2016, @ Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved 
 
Photo courtesy of Kerry O'Conner, at
the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, 55 Words Plus!
 
The picture is copyright, 2006 by the Nigerian
painter, sculptor and musician known as Twins Seven Seven.
Kerry and I are claiming "Fair Use" of this painting copy
 
Fair Use Principles:
  • It is a historically significant artwork 
  • The image is only being used for informational and educational purposes 
  • The image is readily available on the internet 
  • The image is a low resolution copy of the original artwork and is unsuitable for commercial use
Kerry's Instructions:
My poem is exactly 55 words with NO TITLE. The title, "The Little Fish" is three words in parentheses to me means "do not count words for this."

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Friday, September 02, 2016

I play my Tau -- "poem" and "play" of sorts

The Taus

My instrument for the day will be, ...
It will be the Taus, my instrument 

I can't play it, never even saw 
But Google knows, knows full well what be

So from Google's mouth I can play
I play my YouTube loud as I can

Played for Mrs. Jim, my Taus YouTube
Right on she said, Indian music 

So I'll play for you, my Taus YouTube 
See what you think.  Indian music?

If you think it looks like a peacock
Well the experts think so too, they do
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Photo and Poem Copyright 2016, @ Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved 

Taus, top photo is a "print screen" copy from Margaret's post,
http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2016/09/artistic-interpretations-with-margaret.html

I'm linked above with Margaret in the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, Artistic Interpretations with Margaret - The Met's Musical Instruments Exhibit

Margaret had recently visited the Metropolitan Museum in NYC.  There she visited the Musical Instruments Exhibit and has on her post quite a few of the musical instrument she saw there.  I picked her Taus, a main instrument played to get the correct sound of Indian music. 

The two YouTube presentations below will make you think you have your radio tuned to a station located in India.  Please have a listen.  The Taus comes in at 1:52 on the second video if you want to hear and see it played with a bow.  The first also sound Indian but the strings are plucked rather than played with the bow. 
Well, I had the 'plucked' one on my iPad but can't find it here.  "trust me."


 

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