Tag: melancholic

• The Broken Wings by Kahlil Gibran, A Review and Reflection, After Studying This Writers’ Circle for Years

  

  I read this novel, The Broken Wings by artist and author, Kahlil Gibran (1912) this Saturday morning, a brief and very flowing read, the book found by me the day of my Art Show Reception, at the local library beforehand, unexpectedly, as I was looking for a couple of books to pick one to start…

  03/11/2023 5:47 pm

  20th century, ameen rihani, arabic, artists, beauty, book reflection, book review, catholic, english education, feminine theory, Kahlil gibran, lebanon, library, love, lovingkindness, may ziadeh, melancholic, morningtime, my photography, novel, philosophy, prose poetry, sadness, self portraits, self reflection, spirituality, womens month, writers

• Forgiveness by Patty Griffin, listening to a live performance

  I have been offline mostly continuing a few days. I’ve been listening to music today for the comfort and healing, on shuffle, and this singer came on first. I haven’t really listened to her closely in many years, and she was one of the first singer-songwriters I’d found and loved, and my favorite one for…

  01/04/2023 8:01 pm

  beauty, boston, folk, folk music, healing, hope, love, lovingkindness, maine, melancholic, memoir, memoir stories, music, new york city, patty griffin, poetic, sadness, singer-songwriters, spirituality, texas, wisdom

• Wild Sumac: Look, Don’t Touch, and Definitely Don’t Eat

  

  This is a sketch of the wild sumac growing outside my window. In North America, this plant is poisonous, but in the Middle East you can eat them and may find the berries made into dressing in certain classic dishes. I sketched the sumac quickly as an art lesson I’d found that looking at shapes…

  12/29/2022 7:49 am

  abstract, art, art education, art supplies, garden, melancholic, my sketch, nature, poetic, sketch, sketchbooks

• A Poem from Long Ago Set to Music and Sung

  

  my teddybears just held hands like that 🙂 on the bookshelf right side zoom in. And this teddybear Peeko 🧸🐱is napping on this blanket but also feels sad when his Mama is not feeling well and sleeping the day and night. 💕 See his puffy pouty kitten face as I say I love him. He…

  12/23/2022 6:17 pm

  angels, beauty, books, hafiz, holidays, interior design, love, melancholic, music, my photography, peeko, poetry, poets, sadness, spirituality, supportive