A Little More Sharing

I went to every blog on the Day of Sharing Words blog list - I found some beautiful poems, quotes, images and people. I left messages for some that truly moved me, but the list was so extensive, I settled for just reading most. So if you are reading this thank you for sharing your favourite words. LK has issued another challenge this time it is:

A Day of Sharing Song

Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought. E.Y. Harburg

The idea: Songs can move us to places we haven't been in a long time, places we long for every day, or places we some day hope to be. The combination of music and poetry can transport us across distances, and through the years. While we listen, perhaps we grin wildly, or are moved to tears. We all have songs that are "ours" in our very hearts. We have songs that touch us, move into our hearts and resonate, creating a feeling, taking us some place- past, present, future- perhaps some place we have never been and may never go, but for whatever reasons, the song sings for us.

Meeting new music, musicians, composers, poets, new ways for my soul to sing, is an intruiging concept. Want to go on this adventure with me? It will be easy to travel along.
Many of us already do this sharing; this idea is just to help us find each other and hear the words we have to share.

The Date: Wednesday, December 3.

The Plan: on your blog, post a song that moves inside you, touches you, reaches you. You can do any or all of the folowing:
link to a youtube video (done as you would normally post a link)
link to itunes or amazon for a sample of the song
embed the youtube clip (instructions here)
post just song lyrics
post multiple songs, if you can't choose just one.

Then: Include the composer and/or musician and source (book, album). Perhaps also include the amazon or itunes link if there is one. no explanation required, no other revelation necessary.

One last thing- Perhaps add an image. a photo. a video. a painting. a collage., if you would.
Come here to this post.
http://gryphonsfeather.typepad.com/the_poetic_eye/2008/11/a-little-more-sharing.html
Add a comment with your link.

I'll create a typepad page with the links, so others can hear the song, see the image and share in the experience.

The Request:
If you are intrigued enough, post on your blog about this Day of Sharing Song. Link to this post.
http://gryphonsfeather.typepad.com/the_poetic_eye/2008/11/a-little-more-sharing.html

Send an email to encourage your friends to post.

Pass along this info to any groups in which you participate.

Who couldn't use a few new songs in their hearts?

Thanks!!!

LK

A Day of Sharing Words

I was surfing around the blogs when I happened upon the blog - The Poetic Eye - by LK Ludwig. It's been a while since I have visited LK's blog, but I will be bookmarking it to visit more regularly. She challenged her readers to post to their blog a poem, a quote or a song that spoke to them, along with an image; and then share that post on the comments at her blog. Below is my contribution. To see other contributions click here.

Hope is the thing...

Hope is the thing with feathers

That perches in the soul,

And sings the tune without the words,

And never stops at all,

And sweetest in the gale is heard;

And sore must be the storm

That could abash the little bird

That kept so many warm.

I've heard it in the chillest land,

And on the strangest sea;

Yet, never, in extremity,

It asked a crumb of me.

- Emily Dickinson

Flower Mandalas

These mandalas were created in Pattern Pie using photos of roses,

flowers and plants from my garden.

This image is one of my favourites, it reminds me of a celtic cross.

More Mandalas

These mandalas were created with Pattern Pie using the following photos of our car damage /repair.

Mandala Play

I've been a member of the yahoo group The Art of the Mandala for quite a while, I read all the emails that I get, and admire the photos that are in the group files, but I have yet to post my introduction. Someone posted that they had used the Pattern Pie Program, so I went and downloaded the demo had a play and I was hooked, so I had to buy the program. Here are some of my experiments from today.

A mandala for Steph

65 Roses

Michelle Ward has asked visitors to her blog today to leave good wishes for her sister Shannon who is in hospital having treatment for Cystic Fibrosis. (To send your thoughts to Shannon check out Michelle's blog) I have been having so much fun with the mandalas that I decided to create one for Michelle and Shannon.

The mandala was created in photoshop using a photo of a rose from Mum's rose garden. Here's the original photo.

New Mandalas

I have been having playing with Photoshop and manipulating some personal images to create these mandalas. I hope you enjoy loooking at them as much as I enjoyed creating them.