Category Archives: Celesta

In The Beach Breeze

Posted on February 8, 2020 by GLSmyth

This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku318 – in the beach breeze      in the beach breeze      my travels forgotten…      evening cool This haiku is by Kobayashi Issa, who wrote over twenty thousand poems written in his lifetime In The … Continue reading →

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Fighting The Default Mode

Posted on February 23, 2018 by GLSmyth

Fighting The Default Mode was written in response to Disquiet Junto Project 0321: Let’s Active. Mind-wandering is an internally-oriented cognitive state somehow opposite to focused attention on a task or on a specific sensory input. Sad music, compared with happy … Continue reading →

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Autumn Is Like A Sunday Night

Posted on December 9, 2016 by GLSmyth

This piece was written for Disquiet Junto Project 0258: Sonic Climate. The beautiful season of autumn should be a favorite time of the year for everyone.  The leaves change color from their ubiquitous green to a panoply of exceptional variations that … Continue reading →

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