A to Z Challenge tacet – silent, no part given for a particular instrument or voice during a section of music tie – curved line over or under two notes of the same pitch, notes are sounded once and held for the value of both tremolo – the note is repeated as fast as possibleContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 23: Social Studies and the letter T”
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#NaPoWriMo Day 22: Fun With Idioms
The poem Pay The Duck Quit throwing cream into their eyes and blowing little ducks the thief has a burning hat and is pushing the facts with his belly but the pussy cat will come to the tiny door We see whose mother is spinning black wool he’s in a drifting boat with the barkContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 22: Fun With Idioms”
#NaPoWriMo Day 21: International Love with Wordplay
When Maya and I first started Artifact Puzzles, she had the idea of creating a series of smaller puzzles that went together into a large puzzle. She made prints of these beautiful illustrations to Arabian Nights, but even as small puzzles, the dpi of the images wasn’t high enough, so we moved on to otherContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 21: International Love with Wordplay”
#NaPoWriMo Day 20: Homemade Gifts in Isolation
The poem Warm Fuzzy Thoughts of You I pulled the scarf you made from the cubby in the closet something sticky found its way onto its knits and pearls so I gave it a cool rinse before rubbing it to my cheek like a pastel kiss of greeting then wrapped its curling edges around myContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 20: Homemade Gifts in Isolation”
#NaPoWriMo Day 19: Sound Collecting
This morning, the prompts inspired me to go out for a walk. I wore gloves with the full intention to collect small things I encountered along the way, but once out there, I didn’t want to bring home little bits of plastic or the weird broken vial. The little flowers and squirrels didn’t want toContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 19: Sound Collecting”
#NaPoWriMo Day 18: The Little Things
The poem Ode to simple pleasures I’m writing a thank you note to each drop of rain falling from the thick grey sky nestling on the blades of grass gathering into little streams wriggling down the windows a missive of gratitude to breakfast ice cream cool sweetness on my tongue soothing calm down my throatContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 18: The Little Things”
#NaPoWriMo Day 17: Obsolete Tech Not Yet Forgotten
I woke up still angry at the guy that came to my door and rang and knocked and knocked until I went up and yelled, “who is it” and he said “pest control.” After yelling, “I don’t need your services,” through the door, I knew he would go next door, so I ran to myContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 17: Obsolete Tech Not Yet Forgotten”
#NaPoWriMo Day 16: Effusive Praise for The Last Swim of the Summer
A to Z Challenge natural – The natural symbol alters the pitch of the note to which it is attached as well as any subsequent occurrence of the same note (identical line or space) in the same measure. A symbol placed by a note signifying that the note should be played unaltered as opposed toContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 16: Effusive Praise for The Last Swim of the Summer”
#NaPoWriMo Day 15: Music in my Dreams
A to Z Challenge Today is exciting for me. A day when all of the prompts and my choice for A to Z work together. Dream Music! Yay! moderato – rather fast melody – succession of musical tones, prominent part contrasted to harmony meno mosso – less motion or speed morendo – a dying awayContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 15: Music in my Dreams”
#NaPoWriMo Day 14: An Open Letter to An Evil/Misguided/Idiot
*Every nose is from Vanity Fair Magazine which I never subscribed to nor wanted, but came when I ordered the New Yorker, then tried to collect from me when I unsubscribed from the New Yorker (So much disappointment). Odd how I suddenly understand collage. I don’t mean to keep doing collages, but I get inspired.Continue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 14: An Open Letter to An Evil/Misguided/Idiot”
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