I thought I’d post something lighthearted for a change. Don’t get use to it. 🙂
You Know Who You Are.
by Tosha Michelle
You who carry sunshine in
your hair, the sky in your hands,
and blueberry pie in your eyes
You who knows all the words
to every Chet Baker song.
Why don’t you come by my record shop?
I’ll teach you the percussive du wop
Come unearth my city plot.
Right my upside down heart
with the lilt of your melodic
voice.
Stain my soul with your graceful hands.
Sing me your red velvet tune
with not one note of sorrow.
Scrawl on my tongue
your heart song.
I’ll sing along.
Make music to a woman
not so young, but not yet old.
My mind a score of hunger.
Patterns of passion across
my face.
Don’t be afraid to improvise
summer nights composed of
bodies and sway.
Wingtip and rosehip.
We’ll create our
own tune.
The tenor sax takes the lead.
It sounds like desire,
like it won’t ever stop.
Let’s crack the night with needle and groove.
Two lovers infusing the dark with rhythm and spark.
Have a Happy New Year!
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You too. All best!
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Thanks, back atcha =)
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Beautiful, thoughtful and always inspiring.
Ellie :)xo ❤
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Thank you x
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May the new year be amazing to you, Tosha. Love you lots. xo
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Likewise xx
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Wishing you a happy and healthy new year!
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Thank you!
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My last post for 2015 will be right up until the ball drops in Times Square. That’s just me though.
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I need a break from blogging and social media. Note, I’ll still be writing. I’ll be back on Sunday. I’ll also be reading and commenting. Wishing you and yours a lovely 2016.
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Thank you my friend. I hope I didn’t sound like a jerk there.
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No. Never. You’re one of the nicest people I know
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Thank you, I do have my moments when I don’t think I am all that nice.
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We all do. I’ve always found you to be charming and very sweet.
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Love this! It is beautifully light hearted! i have been warned, I shall not get used to it! 😉 All my best, Tosha!
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Ha-ha. Thanks for actually reading the poem. Lots of love to you. I hope 2016 is one of your best ever. It’s been a pleasure to getting to know you in 2015 xx
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Same here, Lovely Poetess. Wishing you all the same. Looking forward to what the new year brings. 🙂 xx
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This is as melodious as it can get. And I wish you a very happy new year in advance 🙂
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Thank you kindly. Lots of love x
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We won’t get used to “lighthearted” but you can go there anytime you’d like and it would be liked! Happy New Year Tosha. Great to find your site in 2015!
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Likewise. It’s been fun getting to know you.
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Love it. Have a fantastic New Year
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You too!!
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Thanks 🙂
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You’re welcome, lovely
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😀
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Lovely!
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Thank you xo
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Hahaha…great post. Don’t get used to it.
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😉 xo
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Love…
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John, thank you x
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Giddy and lovely..
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Thank you x
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I’m going to start posting the word beautiful in different languages. At least then my comments won’t sound like a broken record. Can’t you write something that is utter crap? Lol. Great esoteric imagery
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You are too kind. I’m willing to bet there are more than a few people you think everything I write is utter crap. Art is so subjective. Clearly, you have excellent taste. 🙂 I hope you’re having a lovely day. I truly appreciate you commenting and reading.
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I appreciate you writing. Hope your are having a great day, as well.
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Likewise xx
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You? Write utter crap? Surely, you jest! You know I love you and wish you nothing but the best. It’s been an absolute pleasure getting to know you, Tosha, and certainly a highlight of 2015 for me. I look forward to seeing what next year has in store for you. ((((Big Hugs))))
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Thank you. Likewise. It’s always a pleasure meeting kind folks like you. Sending lots of love your way.
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Thank you!
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You’re welcome 🙂
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Hey, Tosha! Hope you had a wonderful holiday (I’m happy it’s over! LOL), and wishing you and yours a very Happy New Year! This is a lovely poem — and I certainly don’t mind the darker material, but I know what you mean about “lighthearted” — I’m trying to venture that way myself (might last all of a couple hours with me). 🙂 Anyway, enjoy these last few days of 2015 — and then onward to 2016!
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I’m with you. Glad it’s over. I was sick the whole time. Wishing you only the best in 2016. Looking forward to reading more form you. xx
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Oh, Tosha, I’m so sorry you didn’t feel well … Hope you’re feeling much better now! Relax, take care of yourself, and have a wonderful New Year. I’ll be posting randomly, here and there — a few now, a little break, a few later! Glad to get back to reading your posts! 🙂
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Thank you. I’m feeling better. Just have a lingering cough. xx
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I have a friend who has a cold, too. She went to the ER yesterday and they sent her home with 5 different medicines!!! Take care of yourself, 🙂
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Oh dear. I hope she feels better soon
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She does feel better — miracle drugs, 🙂
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I’m glad. Happy Wednesday xo
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This is so beautiful, it makes me happy somehow 🙂 Have a very Happy New Year!
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Thank you. 🙂 Happy New Year! x
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XO
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Hi Tosha, since there wasn´t a comment section in the music category I´ll comment here, what a voice you have, beautiful and playing the piano. Great talent you have for different forms of art
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Thank you. I really appreciate you listening. It means a lot to me. xo
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My pleasure
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You look great in these tones Tosha!! 🙂 Happy New Year! May the yearnings of your heart be met! 🙂
❤
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Thank you kindly. Likewise xx
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You are welcome beautiful!
xo
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Hey i love your blog… u really inspire me so much…i am new to blogging and il be very gratefull to you if you follow me back..thankyou ❤
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I’d be happy to. Thanks for stopping by.
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Tosha, I like this :). I will expect a follow up just like it 🙂
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Haha. Scowls and walks away. 🙂 xx
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Ha! 🙂
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Happy New Year to you and yours x
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As you probably know, “Alone Together” is a classic from the “Golden Age” of popular music; thank you for Chet Baker’s fine instrumental rendition. I thought you might to hear like the great Ella Fitzgerald’s vocal version as sung in 1962, 30 years after the song was written:
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Thank you. I’m a huge fan of Ella Fitzgerald. I appreciate you sharing.
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Whoever you wrote that for is damned lucky! I hope he pops by.
All the best for 2016
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Thank you kind. Happy almost 2016.
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It’s brilliant. You deserve a good year ahead.
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Thank you. I hope yours is full of happiness.
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one can only hope. thank you!
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You’re welcome. Cheers x
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Lighthearted…”don’t get used to it,” ha ha. You crack me up. I love it, great art too!
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😉 Thank you! Wishing you a very Happy New Year
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Happy New Year to you also!
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Light and shadows…you channel and express both so well. “Stain my soul with your graceful hands” was my favorite among many.
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Thanks. I truly appreciate you
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The feeling is mutual! 🙂
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xx
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Great stuff. You have a lot of amazing content on your blog. Keep up the good work and happy new year!
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Thank you kindly. Much appreciated
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To Be Human
is to fall in love over and over,
to never give up on any of them,
to cry for the inhumanity, and try to
overcome all that surrounds us by creating
a closeness with those in proximity, both
geographical and philosophical. It is to
carry those loves in our heart, flooding our
minds no matter how gone they are. And
to put others’ needs first, understand their
flaws, work on our own so we can be
better helpers. It is to take it all in and
follow our dreams no matter how preposterous;
to pull apart another brown paper bag and
to write it all out, no matter how choppy.
So take my hand and make it all better
before I repeat the painful parts until
I can no longer act. To struggle past
obstructions and obligations, self imposed and
expected; to wallow in joy, build strength and
change what we can for the better. To give.
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Beautiful
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Beautiful !Happy New Year With love maxima
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Thanks. Happy New Year. xx
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Now or Never
A turtle flies through the universe.
We ride on the back of the turtle.
The Undergods dwell in Canandaigua,
The Overgods look down from clouds.
Even if we’re 300 moons away from
When this mattered, most of our lives
Are touched by one holy inspiration: nature.
Cosmic coincidence should not amaze here.
You are in the middle of the new awareness.
Black rocks spin and dive in deep water.
A four-year-old runs then swims.
Relaxed willow provides humid shelter.
You peek under the giant grass skirt
And see four tangled feet. You don’t peek further.
Gray locusts send twirling twigs to hair.
You swim out to a cooler spot of deep water.
The white snake, awake again,
Leaves Bare Hill, not reeking havoc
But cutting new creeks to hike along,
Full of crawdads and water spiders.
You retrace ancient steps. You sneak
Through the old neighborhood, now trespassing.
Four tangled feet, a few skipping stones
And the spirit within you.
Now awareness reigns. Corn presents
A raw treat for passing minstrels. Nothing
Talked about or noticed matters.
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xx
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