born of
yellow plume
and dread
drown the spider
and the web
pour the Sulphur
into night
purge the lost
waif
burn the blight..
born of
yellow plume
and dread
drown the spider
and the web
pour the Sulphur
into night
purge the lost
waif
burn the blight..
I don't know about you, but it has been so hot here that autumn can't arrive soon enough. My book (kindle version) Autumn Poetry: A Collection for the Season will be free next week! Click the link here or on the book (to the right side of the screen) to get your free Kindle copy on Amazon - August 5 - 8.
https://www.amazon.com/Autumn-Poetry-Collection-Jan-Darrow-ebook/dp/B00E1V0JVY
Stars will leave the sky
when all the night is gone
and we have worn the dark
down to a thread.
The sun drifts up
and pulls the light of day
across a morning rose,
a tree,
across a thought
we mean to use
to start another day.
Jan Darrow (c) 2025
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As part of the 2025 Cambridge Festival - “The Man Who Painted His House presents a poetic exploration of the work of David Parr. Made in collaboration by Jarman Lab and Birkbeck, University London created by Dr Victoria Mills and Lily Ford, with original music composed and performed by Richard Uttley.”
David Parr’s work is absolutely beautiful.
From my very recent trip to Washington. The Pacific Northwest. Truly the most beautiful landscape ever. (Pic) Mount Saint Helens.
Notorious (1946) by Alfred Hitchcock is a spy film noir. (You know I love noir!) It stars Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant and Claude Rains. Set in Rio de Janeiro, this spy thriller is also a story about love as two men (Grant and Rains) fall in love with the same woman (Bergman). Yes I recommend!
I’m recommending Journey To American Democracy: Ten Steps to Revolution (YouTube series) - Heather Cox Richardson, an American historian (professor of History at Boston College) - for anyone who hasn’t had the chance to learn about America’s history / revolution.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2dS6uX1RkUyIQKUhI72xmstYGNpN_k1B
Our white peony bush has pink flowers this year! I’ve read that it’s possible. New shoots - new color - I still can’t believe they’re pink!
(Update: Interestingly enough - now that they’re in full bloom they appear to be white. Although the outer petals are tinged in pink.)