Torn Dust In My Lungs
Last night I attended the lowercase’s monthly poetry recital event. The theme was “On The Bus”, and here’s a link to the poem I read out >>https://ivors20.wordpress.com/2019/02/22/sorry-we-caught-the-wrong-bus/ . After the show, as is usual for me, I ventured across the road, to Pistol Pete’s Blues bar, for my dose of live music. And wow, what a fabulous band happened to be performing. From Germany, “Hanne Kah”, and I’ve attached two songs of their’s below. As you might know, Ivor likes to have a chat, and Hanne and her band were a very friendly crew, and were happy to have some photos taken with me….. Oh, what a treat for me, and of course I gave them my poetry card, and bought a CD and T-shirt…… Then I stumbled home, and drafted this poem, which I finished this morning…… It’s probably a bit jumbled, but I say to myself…so-be-it….
Torn Dust In My Lungs
Late in the afternoon, the moon is rising
Not the normal moon, silver and shining
But a colour of yellow mustard custard icing
Through the evenings smokey maze, dimly glowing
These foolish fires, have been merciless
They’ve torn apart our virgin land
Dusty embers in the sky, leftover evidence
Torn from what was once pristine and beautiful
Hanne Kah’s CD “Y”, and you’ll find them at this Link >> https://www.facebook.com/hannekahband/
Appropriately I’m playing this song of Hanne Kah’s, “Dust In My Lungs”
Ivor Steven (c) Jan 2020
Such a powerful poem!! I loved reading about your night out! I hope all is well with you in Australia! Have the fires affected you a lot?
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I’m in safe area Liyona. And I had a great night out, I was quite fortunate to meet up with Hanne Kah, she and her band were great. I wasn’t so sure about my poem, but now I’ve read it again a few times, I suppose it’s ok.
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What a voice!!!! Amazing. Just like your poem. She sings in notes. You sing in words.
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Oh dear thank you, I was fortunate to have met her, and her band, they all signed the CD for me, tomorrow they’re performing at concert in aid of bushfires… 😊🌏💙
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Excellent band and excellent poem, Ivor! How fun it was that you met them and I really enjoyed your poem “We Caught the Wrong Bus”.
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Thank you Eugenia, Hanne Kah and her band, are really enjoying their time /tour here, their first trip down under, and played at charity aid concert event for the bushfires last night, and they’ve only been Australia a week. 🌏💙🔥🌏💙
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