Heart of it

i don't know how we get there most of the time (sometimes it's obvious.) but i love it when we do   when we be when we do when we be when we do be do be do, right?   it becomes a flow there is nowhere else to inhabit the needle has dropped the …

konnakol (the sound of)

Tonight's Quadrille challenge at dVerse offered by Victoria is to write a 44 word poem including the word Sound. This is a poem built from phrases I learned during a Konnakol workshop.   that thom kitta tha'ka daka dari kitta tha'ka that thom kitta tha'ka   tha'ka juna thari kitta thatta thikka kitta juna tha'ka …

b{eat)

It's OLN at dVerse and I'm throwing a new form ( for me) into the ring this evening - the Eintou. The poem is 7 lines long, with a syllable count of 2-4-6-8-6-4-2. It's origins are credited to early African American poets!   o{pen} to t(h)e s(ound) of   the d(rum)beat of my he/art r …

All along the linky ;)

Bjorn is hosting Meeting the Bar over at dVerse and his prompt is this little beauty "Today your challenge is easy. Write a poem based on Bob Dylan. It can be personal, it can be based on his lyrics (remember to give credit in that case) or it even can be why you think that …

Rhythm Heals: Part 1

I have just written a BLOG over at Rhythmbridge about my recent trip to Malaysia for a conference entitled Rhythm Heals. Check it out. It's a good read 😉 Here at 'Scribbles' I am more inclined to prose and poetry so I will endeavour to capture the essence of my experience in another form. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The …

Līgo Haibun Challenge – Word Prompt

Līgo Haibun Challenge Word Prompt  Sitar OR Didgeridoo    A sturdy branch of Eucalyptus, pulled from the tree. Live with termites. Loosened with a stick. I take a long deep breath and blow hard. Termites sent heavenward to become stars of  light. I name them.Yidaki, ngarrriralkpwina, yiraka, rirtakki, wuyimba, artawirr, garnbak, dijibolu, kurmur, ngaribi, bambu, …

Where’s the one?

Ligo Haibun Challenge~ Quote Week Here are the two choices presented this week. 'If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.' Lao Tzu 'Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.' Lao Tzu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The groove was strong. Late night drumming. No rules here. No leader. Twelve …

Finding the w(hole)

Weekly Haibun Challenge ~ image All I see here is layers and immediately it made me think of an exercise I completed recently as part of a Drum Circle Facilitator's Training. I have done the exercise many times and this time, as with every time, I had a new experience. This is my attempt to …

Drum Circle Spirit

'This is my story' said the man whose father lay dying. 'This is my heart' he said as we found our own. Deep beneath the surface we searched for our truest self. Experiences, values and purpose combined to open the way. When we were, who we are, what we may be! Sitting with vulnerability allows …

Kpanlogo

Kpanlogo rhythms originate in Ghana in West Africa and I have been taught many versions of this rhythm by many different teachers, all claiming theirs as the original. I'm still of the opinion that what I have is a melange and some pf the parts could well be from other Ghanaian rhythms. Lost in translation …