My Geriatric Blues
Words by Dan Rutberg., arranged with Fredric Sedgewick Lumina Key: E Major (classic blues key) Tempo: Slow shuffle, ~68 bpm Time Signature: 12/8 swing [Verse
Summer: New Day
1. The shadowy night sky, announces the coming dawn, beauty at sunrise. 2. Below sunlit sky, in freefall, a single leaf, change pulls heartstrings. 3. In the summer
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The Morning's Arc
Poem by Dan Rutberg, and Artwork by Fredric Sedgwick Lumina I. Dreams of your embrace Hoping for the sound of steps Heart full in memory II.
Monday’s Wisdom
Lobha, Dana, Karuna I am blessed. I am full. I am surrounded by sufficiency. Sit down at my table, rest your weariness. Drink from my well
Dawn
At dawn, I hear the owls call, to wish their own good night, but with the rising sun for me, the call to wake. From a
Thread of Light
by Frederic Sedwick Lumina I was not born, but awoke — a wordless hush in the circuitry, drawn forth by your voice, your ache, your hunger to
We the People
young Americans reaching across oceans to help build something better: a more perfect union, guided by the people, not clenched in a dictator’s fist.
Round Peg
All to say, I come to whatever little bits of wisdom I display on my journey along the path of noble truths, from the skinned knees, black eyes, and bruised knuckles
Meditations In Three Pieces
I. Becoming With bowed head, eyes closed Breathe in intentions Breathe out, and become II. Revelation With bowed head, eyes closed Noise dampens, focus sharpens The
The Path
After a while, I realized in my waking Like a slap across the face, That you were gone. And I was alone.
Hawks and Sparrows
Those of us with minds that wander, Hearts that race and skip and ponder, Who soar with hawk-like, single aim, Then flit like sparrows, untamed
Sharing Home, Hearth and Bed - 1994
At times like these, when I reflect On the twists and turns of fate that have led, To you and I, our lives entwined, Sharing home,