I recently came across the lyrics of Resistiré, (30 artists in the contemporary video) in relation to my Spanish learning goal, a song that has been cast quite aptly as an anthem of Spain during these times of COVID-19. This 1960’s classic by Spaniards Ramón Arcusa and Manuel de la Calva of Dúo…
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A solitary walk, the Crazy Horse of Mathias Duplessy and a shot of optimism
A solitary walk … It appears today, that the only thing certain is the uncertainty of the following day. But even so, in this time of a huge void in our social interactions, the accompanying ennui, anxiety and various other psychosomatic effects that seem to have surfaced, it got me thinking about hope and…
A Kenyan Malaika, death, resurrection and life
It is Easter Sunday. In Pre-Viral times, the big stores employed a multitude of tempting stratagems which would have served as a reminder, as they usually did months in advance of any contemporary festival. The Easter Bunny on the fire truck yesterday also made it quite loud and clear, or this Sunday too would not…
A day during Lockdown; like all good days …
… I lie supine on the carpet, contemplating continuing the yogic corpse pose for longer than twenty seven breaths and my beloved brings me my morning tea. Here comes the sun to a warm Saturday; I notice the tea has ginger. I am touched, he heard me cough a bit as I woke up that…
Watching through the windows, peering through the lattice: Alvin Baltrop
Friends in silhouette, mural composed on wall at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, by DES At the Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx I had always wanted to visit the Bronx Museum of the Arts, a wish that simmered on slow burner for a couple of years until the day I landed on its…
My hand in your hand – Love during Lockdown
It feels quaint and surreal, holding hands in these times of probable viral transmission. But Spring is here and Octave Noire sings of the times of Cherries, for which it is not quite the time yet. My hand in your hand, from the Sun to the heart… the beautiful ones will have madness in mind……
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