Street Song
(dedicated to Mr. Renaud Capuçon, a talented violinist)
narrow
cobbled
fishing villages
gripped by passion
easels
flagstones
small squares
central fountain
low and dry
stone walls
coolness
Summer
warm
gaiety
bathed in
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Ballet Rosette
(dedicated to Ms. Alina Cojocaru, a great Romanian ballerina)
flowing
precise
graceful
ethereal
pointe work
the movements
choreographed
turn-in of the legs
Cecchetti
Vaganova
BalanchineBournonville
setting
narrative
theatrical
flexed hands
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Suite Characteristique
(dedicated to Mr. Piotr Anderszewski, a gifted pianist)
you travels
around in and out
of my heart and soul
why can't you be believed in?
walls of the truth
can beautify your path
but your desires blind your honest
with or without you, I keep on going, love
you smiles
to forgotten soldiers
where I can put my last hope
when all white doves are destroyed?
(inspired by Gustave Caillebotte's Paris Street, Rainy Day)
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Legong Dance
three dancers in glittering costumes
two princesses whose roles change
according to the narrative
one condong lady-in-waiting
to master perfect mix
of posture, movements and mimicry
months of training are needed
first dance taught to beginners
a court dance, created in the 18th century
in circles of principality of Sukawati, Bali
epitome of classical female Balinese dancing
used to have a storyteller's accompaniment
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Turin
inviting
navigable
accessible
Via Lattea
Valle di Susa
Valle di Chesone
Baroque capital
stretch of River Po
snow-crusted Alps
The Shroud
Galleria Sabauda
Egyptian Museum
House of Savoy
Palazza Carignano
Balon flea market
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I felt traditions were fading away
I felt traditions were fading away
Today, it is all about
Fast, easy, and gaudy
It destroy customs
It was time to give something back
To ensure the transmission
Of ancient art form
Was handed down
By the old Masters
In its integral form
To be recited at it's best
Royal poetry has always been a mystery
What do the royals read?
No one really knows
Royal poems relate
To their individual art
Culture, and ceremonies
It is formed differently
And recited distinctively
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Tanabata
Orihime
Weaving Princess
Hikoboshi
The Shepherd
Tenkou
The Sky King
Love interfered
With their duties
Thus incurring wrath
The couple was banished
To opposite shores
Of the Milky Way
The King’s affection
For his daughter
Allowed for a single
Sky-bound rendezvous
For heart-broken couple
Celestial event of ancient romantic legend
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A Lesson of Life (Forgiveness)
(dedicated to Ms. Angela Gheorghiu, a great soprano)
sins to reach clouds of sky
sins nearly as great as earth
sins as many as foams of ocean
were you then to pray to God
were you then to come to God
were you then to ask forgiveness
ascribing no partner to God
so long as you call upon God
ask of mercy and forgive to God
God would bring you forgiveness
God shall forgive you for what you have done
God is the Most Merciful and Fullest of Forgiveness
(inspired by Ramadan month of 1429 H)
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Fantasy 1
By every enduring word and softest caress
Which filled love with such sweet happiness
Have you learned to heed its sensuous spell?
Aurora's soul mate, it adores the evening well
The sharp identity of boundless bliss!
Of all we felt of life can surpass this
Till quickened sense touch the merry shine
Of wood nymph's wishes that flash on mine
As dawn led by Love Immortal, went away
And held the importunate nightmares at bay
Keep thou amidst the gentle of thy days
Upon the White Heaven's swift argosies
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Animalia Australia
(dedicated to Greenpeace and others who love animals)
Emu
Koala
Dingo
Dugong
Ca ne toad
Green ants
Murray cod
Wolf spider
Spotted Quoll
Red Kangaroo
Grey nurse shark
Ocellaris clownfish
Eastern Banjo Frog
Weedy sea dragon
Saltwater Crocodile
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