Spring morning haiku Spring birds arrive in pairs; Some linked together for life; Then forever severed. Monogamous Birds There are a few species of birds that meet, court and form pair bonds that result in many offspring, year after year, until one of the pair dies. For nearly all swans, geese, ducks, cranes,..
The poem below is a villanelle I wrote based on Elizabeth Bishop’s sublime work “One Art.” It is dedicated to my wife Anne to mark 46 years of our living together, beginning April 30, 1979. We are those strange characters in the picture included here. The Art of Loving The art of loving..
Haiku: Portrait of Man and Woman with Cat….Le texte français suit le texte anglais This cat is so smug; He appropriated this lap. His real name is Bear. A haiku is a short, unrhymed poem that adheres to a specific three-line, seventeen-syllable format. The form originated in Japan, but today people across the globe..
Imagine a world of umbrellas Imagine a surreal world of umbrellas. And – why not – of perfectly splendid bowler hats? A world of nifty umbrellas, How could you not fancy that? https://robertmcbrydeauthor.com/ https://www.instagram.com/robertmcbrydeauthor/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-mcbryde-44051122/ Robert McBryde Author (20+) Facebook Robert McBryde Personal Facebook Le temps passé avec vous..
Total Eclipse: Haiku April 8, 2024 The Sun vanishes Only to emerge unscathed; Life leaves many scars. A haiku is a type of Japanese poem that always uses the same number of syllables in a three-line format: the first line is five syllables the second line is seven syllables the third line is..
Weetabix: The Song My old friend Andy McClelland is a brilliant singer/songwriter. Recently Andy has taken some of the silly song lyrics and doggerel that I’ve written and turned this dross into some golden tunes. Our most recent collaboration is “The Weetabix Song” that Andy has created based on a satiric little piece that I..
Atteindre le sommet de la liste globale des pires ventes mondiales Reaching the pinnacle of the international worst seller list English to follow : Mon livre – la version anglaise ainsi que la version française – a franchi une nouvelle étape : Il a battu de nouveaux records en atteignant le sommet de la liste..
Weetabix Each and very morning, my wife needs a quick fix; She’s compelled to devour her Weetabix. Breakfasts in her native Slovakia were much more eclectic; When she came to Canada at age 10, out went the authentic. A ship without mooring, she ingested every sort of North American comestible; Her parents, non-plussed, found..
This is Academy Award week and one the films in line for best picture is a brilliant courtroom drama titled Anatomy of a Fall ((Anatomie d’une chute). My family has always loved courtroom dramas. So I created trials with and for my students. Here is a first piece about courtrooms. Another one, about Duddy Karavitz,..
My Anne is a fragile flower We need beauty because it makes us yearn to be worthy of it. -Mary Oliver My Anne is a fragile flower. She creates minimalist, decorative arrangements that feature delicate dried plant life. Yesterday she learned a new term: Ikebana,* The Japanese art of flower arrangement. She had no idea..