Category Music
Music Follows Me
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! ~~~~~ I could not stand to dance the Tango. Meaning to climb to my feet and bow. Strike the classic starting pose, begin. Whirling round the floor, my partner’s red skirts flaring and falling in a dance they alone know, pace and the rhythms. My partner and I both […]
The Glory We Have Seen
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! ~~~~~ How terribly strange to be 70. Paul Simon Not strange to have reached this lofty age, but more the wonder of how did I get here. Riding past the Pacific ocean without the burden of driving, I watch the blue of salt water change color in lingering day. […]
Awake Refreshed
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! ~~~~~ Reflections on Brass Ensemble You, come blow your horn. Notes shine bright and brassy. Please don’t leave us gassy. Awake refreshed in the morn. ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Unite the World! ~~~~~ See more of my creative offerings at: […]
I Often Wonder
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth Water Feature ~ Philip Brent Harris ~~~~~ Remember your problem or anyone else’s may be opportunity another person awaited. Shown in many films when the understudy, second fiddle steps in at the very last minute stars, and performs absolutely magnificently. Not what we hope but should, when replaced. While […]
Phrygian Resolve
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! A House Divided ~ Philip Brent Harris ~~~~~ Given enough, would we live differently? Enough what time money ambition talent? The answer may be different for each person. But suppose it was in our power to grant such a boon to every person. Would we? What if it […]
Sixth Extinction Blues
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! Here’s Looking at You ~ Philip Brent Harris ~~~~~ Humans are nature and nature is them. We’re near closure. Will we spin again? ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Unite the World! ~~~~~ See more of my creative offerings at: Philip Brent […]
Dream of Day
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! ~~~~~ Thunder rolls; rain takes small steps, flows in rivulets. Watch the splashes. Slowly, we contemplate the meaning. Thunder booms, rumbles, rain patters. Louder, closer; we await the lightning. Sunlight shreds dark clouds like tissue. We dance and play, splash the puddles. Our chores, responsibilities forgotten, for now, until […]
The Spaces Between Redux
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! Fire Seeks Surface ~ Philip Brent Harris ~~~~~ Shall we talk then, shall we sing, discuss Rachmaninoff, analyze Proust, remembrance of future things? Will you tell me no one knows what tomorrow brings? As musicians fingers fly, over strings, along the keys; quickly, quickly, come listen. Not only notes, […]
After I Am Gone
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! ~~~~~ There is no use complaining I did not start too late, but being an older white guy is no longer the thing to be. What has that to do with anything? Not much if I stay true to my vision and my choices; it’s all that I can […]
Awaiting Your Reply
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth! Contemplation ~ Philip Brent Harris ~~~~~ It seems words are in short supply and fewer are available every day. Despite ones I hear on daily news. Those are recycled in clever ways. First, they’re recited front to back. Then, they’re repeated in reverse. At times, they sling them sideways […]
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