 The full moon was on January 6, 2023. Early in the morning of January 8, I was walking the dog and caught this image (which Margaret Simon used for #thisphotowantstobeaphoto) This was my response as in 1953, it was a full moon the day of my birth. I decided to play with this #smallpoemjanuary as a Cascade poem. Below is the draft. Born on a Wolf Moon
Her pregnant mother watches The push and pull of moon phases A daughter born on a wolf moon She doesn't always follow the pack Reads the tidal charts instead Her pregnant mother watches Notices winter's silent sleep stirring Feels the tug of spring roots The push and pull of moon phases Her words becomes colors She enters a new decade A daughter born on a wolf moon © 2023, draft Jone Rush MacCulloch  Design: © 2013 AmberFleek Welcome to Poetry Friday. Marcie Flinchum Atkins has hosting duties and has some great recommendations. Last night, I was treated to hearing the violin master, Izchak Perlman for the third time. I was only thirteen when my grandmother and aunt took me to the Hollywood Bowl the summer of 1966. It was Perlman's debut there. As a violin student of about four years at the time, I was entranced. I saw him last when he guest conducted Dvorak with the Oregon Symphony. And while it was fun to see him as a conductor I missed his playing. So last night was a treat. He played Max Bruch's Concerto No. 1 in G minor for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 26. Not a composer I am familiar with but one I want to know more about. Perlman is now 77 and just wow! His fingers worked the violin and mesmerized me. I find it wondrous that he has all this different pieces in his head and can play without looking at the music. I hope he'll come back around to Portland in the future. But who knows?  Graphic design by Amber Fleek Welcome to Poetry Friday. Susan at Chicken Spaghetti has hosting duties today. In December my One Little Word came to me: CURIOUS. It was right around when I met Pamela Sue Johnson, a local mixed media artist. I took her online class last Sunday to create an image with my OLW. As I enter a new decade in sixteen days (or have I already entered it? A friend said when I turned 69, I entered my 7th decade) I have been thinking a lot of the importance of staying CURIOUS. Curious and asking the question: "What if" has me teaching an online class (I fell like I am facilitating it), submitting poems, and creating art.  ©Art and poem by Jone Rush MacCulloch |
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