(Been playing the tenor ukulele for so long that it is always a pleasant surprise to play the soprano and hear the difference in sound and feel the difference in mood. Especially nice when snacking on Star Fruit and warming up with Star Anise in hot tea on a cold Florida day)
Soprano-sized uke
Voice soars above island skies
Singing with the stars
© 2017 Clarissa Simmens (ViataMaja)
IMAGE: My soprano ukulele, star fruit and star anise
Stardust Haiku is a new monthly publication. One of mine appears in this premier issue. Please see the submission page if you are interested:
Magic words of peace
Kept alive in struggling hearts
A dream to be shared…
© 2017 Clarissa Simmens (ViataMaja)
Call it bagging day
Returning gifts to Walmart
Received yesterday
© 2016 Clarissa Simmens (ViataMaja)
IMAGE: Walmart return line
I write blogetry
Mondrian of poetry
“Is that art?” some ask
© 2016 Clarissa Simmens (ViataMaja)
Image: Piet Mondrian, Composition II in Red, Blue, and Yellow
(when campfire strummers get bored and think we can compose)
G/You whispered my Am/name
C/And every favorite D/song
G/Heard throughout my D/life
(Am/Heard throughout C/my D/life)
G/Played in /suc Am/cession
C/As time tattooed its D/image
G/On our breathless D/skin
(Am/On our breath C/less D/skin)
(G/On our breathless A/On our breathless Am/On our breathless G/skin)
G/In tune with my Am/pulse
C/A musical D/memory
G/Love’s exhal D/ation
(Am/Love’s exhal C/a D/tion)
G/How I adore Am/you
C/As we two slowly dance D/through
G/Vast circles C/of D//time
(Am/Vast circles C/of D/time)
(G/Dance through A/Dance through Am/Dance through vast circles of G/time)
© 2015, 2016 (words & chords) Clarissa Simmens (ViataMaja)
IMAGE: MAN AND WOMAN DANCING (Pinterest, no artist named)
*A Reblog*
–Scroll down for YouTube Video–
ALL WE ARE SAYING
IS THE MESSAGE OF WORLD PEACE
STILL REMAINS VALID
©2015, 2016 Clarissa Simmens (ViataMaja)
https://youtu.be/RkZC7sqImaM YouTube Video, John Lennon, Give Peace A Chance
Face Book September 22nd is the 7th Annual Global Hate-Free Day https://www.facebook.com/events/1766085853672072/
Melting pot haiku
Japanese form evolving
Assimilation
© 2016 Clarissa Simmens (ViataMaja)
Chemical poison
Of coke zero tastes so good
Out of coffee beans..
© 2016 Clarissa Simmens (ViataMaja)
IMAGE: My mortar & pestle of magic beans
(Here is a haiku stack I wrote in April. I’ve recently attempted to turn it into a song so added chords and it actually seems to work! Well, that’s a subjective opinion but…)
Am/ Let me close my eyes
C/ And lightly float into the
G/ Enigma of dreams
Em/ Magic cauldron scents
Am/ Spicing the cooling breezes
E/ Of feverish nights
Am/ Share your soul with me
C/ Whisper secret desires
G/ Glide through stormy skies
Em/ Let me close my eyes
Am/ Wisps of past memories gone
E/ New links forged for us
Am/ Just let me lie back
C/ And lightly float into the
G/ Mystery of love
Em/ To recall again
Am/Trembling urgency in the
E7/Enigma of Am/ dreams
© 2016 Clarissa Simmens (ViataMaja)
IMAGE: My concert ukulele and copy of the song
