Category Archives: Piccolo

The Reef’s Silence

Posted on January 14, 2019 by GLSmyth

This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku262 – the reef’s silence . . . the reef’s silence . . . sea fans brighten, darken with the current This is a haiku by Bruce Ross: poet, editor, professor and past … Continue reading →

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Daybreak, A Skylark

Posted on December 7, 2018 by GLSmyth

This piece was written in response to Naviarhaiku257 – daybreak. daybreak; from the middle of the rain a skylark song This is a haiku by Onitsura (1661–1738), who together with Basho, helped redefine the haikai no renga (linked verse) and … 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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Lighting The Sky

Posted on September 14, 2017 by GLSmyth

This was written in response to Naviarhaiku 193 Now gathering, Now scattering, Fireflies over the river. The piece is written for Piccolo and three Flutes. Lighting The Sky – Score

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