Category Archives: Flute
Winter Sun
Winter Sun was inspired by the haiku by Murakami Kijo. winter sun –my own shadowblocks the way Murakami Kijo was a contemporary of Masaoka Shiki. Born into a samurai family in a time of social transformation in Japan, Kijo lost … Continue reading
In Search Of A Name
In Search of a Name was inspired by the haiku by Mark Miller in search of a name the torrent of rainwater down the canyon wall Mark Miller is an award-winning poet and photographer who has published four books of … Continue reading
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Morning Solace
Morning Solace was inspired by the haiku by Andrea Cecon. morning solacethe silenceof apple blossoms Andrea Cecon is a hearing aids technician, a traveller, a haijin published all over the world, and also an ebook apprentice. His first ebook won … Continue reading
Paper Lantern
Paper lantern bright,Floating in the dark night sky,Guiding spirits home. Stan Magendanz Boson Spin (Stan Magendanz) is an ambient, dark ambient & experimental electronic project since 2006, created by Stan Magendanz from Brisbane, Australia. Paper Lantern was written for four … Continue reading
Winter Moon
winter moonthe tranquil waterswait for dawn Arvinder Kaur Arvinder Kaur is an author, translator and a poet. She specializes in English literature and Media Studies and has taught in Post Graduate Colleges of Chandigarh and Punjab. Later she retired as … Continue reading
Posted in Cello, Clarinet, Flute, Horn, String Bass, Trombone, Viola, Violin
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The Long Night
the long nightmade longer –a dog barking – Santōka A wandering poet and ascetic Zen priest, Santōka was a disciple of Ogiwara Seisensui, one of the first poets to discard the traditional use of the 5-7-5 structure in haiku. Santōka’s … Continue reading
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The Whirling Way
The Whirling Dervish is a form of physically active meditation which originated among certain Sufi groups, and which is still practiced by the Sufi Dervishes of the Mevlevi order and others. The Whirling Way is an interpretation where the music’s … Continue reading
Posted in Bassoon, Cello, Chorus, Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, String Bass, Temple Blocks, Viola, Violin
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Sunset In Snow
sunset in snowis like a letter readmany times – Ryuta Iida Ryuta Iida (1920 – 2007) was the son of the haiku poet Dakotsu Iida. Initially a rice farmer, Ryuta published his first haiku volume, “One hundred noodles”, in 1954. … Continue reading
Scattering Ginkgo Leaves
scattering ginkgo leavesfaint sound from the windfar away – Kenji Fusei A student of Takahama Kyoshi, Kenji Fusei was a haiku poet who became known under the pen name Tomiyasu Fusei. He was a member of the Hototogisu Haiku Group … Continue reading
Racket In My Head 