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Author: Tony Chapman
poet, songwriter, performer, visual artist.
“Turquoise” January Second Blog: Picture, Poem and Song
Picnic Poem
by Tony Chapman.
having a picnic
high up, on a vertical wall
we sit horizontally,
watching our hard-boiled eggs
fall
"Whoops, there goes the jam,
and the packets of chrisps"
trying to drink orange juice,
but it pours out of the mug
in gravity's general direction.
having a picnic under the sea
the fish swim by and smile at me
then my salad floats away,
my raw food crackers too
and a friendly octopus
drinks my orange juice
having a picnic on the cold north pole
my orange juice is frozen solid
so I make a hole
in the ice
to fish through ...
“LOVE HAS CAUGHT ME” by Tony Chapman VERSE 2 … (verse 3 in next blog)
2nd verse of “Love Has Caught Me”
I’m falling so fast, nothing will last,
I’m tipping right off the edge
I’m walking on air, then I despair
I’m slipping right off the ledge
Love has caught me
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“Amber” January Blog: Poem, Picture and Song
Hi. Tony here.
3 Surreal creations by me . .. to ease you, gently, into the new year:
Happy New Year everyone.
Bedtime Poem by Tony Chapman.
I'm riding the hint of a wave
as the twisting clouds expand and contract
and the birds whirl, grey and pink
amongst its billowing whiteness, above me
Continuum:
Mum's overcoat is under the ground
Dad's overcoat is there too
life is too ludicrous for words
perhaps only writing is real
now to sleep, as the night falls
and the last-post bugle blows
and the man in the moon closes his eyes.
Now I'm
running
up a hill
blue sky
watching grey and pink birds
flying below me
looking at their feathered backs
an unusual sight.
LOVE HAS CAUGHT ME
written by Tony Chapman
Verse 1 only (verse 2 in next blog):
I tumble and spin, want to get in
but I’m stuck out here in no-man’s land
I knock on you’re door, I want you more
but you’re slipping right through my hand
LOVE HAS CAUGHT ME
Our “Christmas (New Year) Song” is out!
Tony Chapman and The Big Event.
May this Christmas Song be a hopeful light in these scary times.
The Christmas (New Year) Song
what with global warming, hurricanes, tsunamis droughts, floods, earthquakes, wars
the news is always sad, the news is always bad but even us, with all our flaws
can celebrate this new year because, phew! we are all still here!
Santa and his reindeer … are flying through the galaxy Christmas presents trailing, behind them endlessly gifts for every planet in the whole universe
raise our smiles to heaven, lets all be of good cheer MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
we’ve been riding the range, across a cactus prairie rounding up the cattle of our lives
Just like the Lone Ranger, on his horse called “Silver” under massive, unbroken, blue skies
we’re as powerful as a lion, nimble as a deer
Santa and his reindeer …are flying through the galaxy Christmas presents trailing, behind them endlessly gifts for every planet in the whole universe
let’s wave our cowboy hats, as our horses rear MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
we started out crawling, stood and started walking now we drive the sports-car of our souls
speed must not broken, but if the road is open lets drive to the light, out of our holes
you are in the driving seat, its you who can steer,
Santa and his reindeer …are flying through the galaxy Christmas presents trailing, behind them endlessly gifts for every planet in the whole universe
lets put our foot down, take it up a gear
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
you planned, you guessed, you wished, you gazed deep into your crystal ball
visualised the future, imagined it to be true tried so hard to see it all
now your dreams of tomorrow are clear today they are here …
whatever you were scheming, protection you were weaving take off your armour, let it all go
no more animosity, you don’t need an enemy no more suspicion, we don’t need a foe
there’s no need for worry, no need for fear
Santa and his reindeer … are flying through the galaxy Christmas presents trailing, behind them endlessly gifts for every planet in the whole universe
no need for cynicism, wipe off that bitter sneer MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
you may be overseas, in a foreign country wishing you were home again
or working late on some … urgent, business matter or caught in a snowdrift or in rain
even if they are far away, at Christmas, your loved ones are near
Santa and his reindeer … are flying through the galaxy Christmas presents trailing, behind them endlessly
gifts for every planet in the whole universe let everybody shed a happy tear
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Frohe Weihnachten, Frohes neues Jahr vrolijk kerstfeest gelukkig nieuwjaar Vrolike Kersfees gelukkige nuwe jaar Shèngdàn kuàilè xînnián kuàilè Veselé vánoce a š astný nový rok
kalá Christoúgenna eftychisméno to néo étos feliz Navidad Feliz Año Nuevo
S Rozhdestvom Khristovym S Novym godom Nadolig Llawen blwyddyn hapus newydd mutlu Noeller mutlu yýllar
god jul og godt nytt år feliz Natal Feliz Ano Novo Joyeux Noël bonne année
gleðileg jól hamingjusamt nýtt ár allegro natale felice anno nuovo Merîkurisumasu shiawasena shin’nen maligaya pasko masaya bagong taon hyvää joulua onnellista uutta vuotta harshit krisamas naya saal mubaarak ho boldog karácsonyt boldog új évet Selamat natal selamat tahun bar
veselo Rizdvo z Novym rokom
The Maze Poem Book animation by Tony Chapman
Second verse of “Spark of Life” Song by Tony Chapman and “The Civilized Animal 1” picture by Tony Chapman.
“when winter comes in and the leaves are dying
when blizzards sting and your soul is crying
your father gives up, your mother falls on the floor
The Spark of Life is still there, to reach for”.
“cowboy hat number 5” by Tony Chapman.
Spark of Life song by Tony Chapman VERSE 1 …
(VERSE 2 coming soon)
when the road is broken and the path is bent
when words that were spoken didn’t say what they meant
when a rabbit is caught by an inocent eagle’s claw
the spark of life is still there to reach for
harmonica thoughts
I started playing harmonica at 15 yrs old. I only just found out I can tune it, replace reeds , keep it going forever it, maintain it. The number of harmonicas I threw away and bought new ones which were very often, also out tune or not in concert pitch. Now I find out I completely wrong …all because of the INTERNET!
🙂 it’s a like miracle actually. I could rarely find a harmonica that would play in tune with the piano. Now I can actually tune them!
Palace of Versailles (poem) by Tony Chapman
Maze Drawings by Tony Chapman
spontaneous writing on my very own blog: hurtles, backfiring, over the crescent of the yellow hill, dazzled by sunflowers and a myriad daisies and yellow tulips and multiple suns and I’ve been brain washed to thinking what I write and draw can never be quite good enough… what do you think?
