Summer Music

Although the spring/summer contests continue until the end of the month, I would like to post some new poems in the summer music contest.  The first set are from Slovenian poet Dmitrij Skrk (and are translated by Djurda Vukelic-Rozic.

TO A BIRD

You, a tiny bird
talk to me
about touching the sky
and warm sun
high there,
about flying
in a borderless
dream -
talk to me

Your song
sounds merrily
in this deaf summer

my tiny bird
do you hear my song ?




EVENING

Amazing colours,
spilled to serenity
of a summer evening,
colouring within me
your shadow.
And this swinging music
from the terrace
sows the seeds
to my fissured melancholy,
so there
passion and love
would sprout again.

Hesitant we slide
to a mystical night.

The second set of poems is by Joy Anne O'Donnell, a Pennsylvania poet.

The Flute

Music plays in the gentle breeze

blowing all the trees

the flowers 

sing with rain showers

I see the tulips standing proud

singing as the flute plays 

their favorite color

their summertime glamour.

Would you like to go to the beach or to the woods next?


The Sea

The sea
is a plea
for us to pray
for a relaxing day
to see the sand
to walk the land
to swim with waves of such powers hand
filling us with revival
bringing us survival
the sea 
a pearl

glowing colors sparkling swirl.

Log Cabin

In this precious vacation

built log by log 

tree by wind and sun

Its a getaway

to be by nature

in the woods of fresh air

the mountains swift grandeur

of so much good

fishing and feeling like we should

this masterpiece 

of dignified ancient time

charming mountains rhyme.

I'm not sure who the flutist is, but the song is "Sketches of Spain," and the group is Chick Corea's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxQg8FoPFJ8

Frank Wess recorded with Dorothy Ashby, but here he plays "Monday Stroll" with another group of musicians including Kenny Burrell.  This recording is from 1957.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS6omEtAawc

Here he performs with her on "Alone Together," a recording from 1958:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vwTXAPHqF4

I'll finish with their "Dancing in the Dark," a later recording.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvFIOr5VqM8

Enjoy!