Leonardo Da Vinci, 500 Years of Genius

Today, I accompanied my friend Barb to Melbourne’s wonderful Lume Gallery to see the amazingly expansive exhibition of Leonardo Da Vinci’s unique and monumental display of his artistry, creativity, and ingenuity. Definitely, an opportunity that I was not going to miss out on, and I hope my photo/story conveys our fantastic experience of being mesmerized by the “Genius of Da Vinci”



Patrons lying back in the low lounges enjoy the unique continuous movie show

My photos of the incredible surround video show/classical art with surround sound of classical music …












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All Day, and All Night Long (a Tanka, written by Frankie)





All Day, and All Night Long (a Tanka, written by Frankie)

It’s been a tough day
Lying here watching him write
His pithy poems
All day long, hour after hour
But he did stop to feed me!












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Nature’s Windy Thunder-dome





Nature’s Windy Thunder-dome



Today, I’m cosily inhabiting home
Sheltering from Nature’s windy thunder-dome
Here, with Frankie and Alex, the garden gnome

Everything outside is turning monochrome
And it is too dangerous to sail at the aerodrome
So, here I am drafting some new poems












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Sailing, Around the World






Sailing, Around the World 
 
 

With my spaceship’s sails full  
And the spinnaker pulling us west 
Our journey around the world 
Will be an expeditious  adventure 
Navigating our way over polluted oceans  
And above war-ravaged ground 

 
I’ll be confirming, first-hand 
That our planet is, water, green, and round 
And not a flat contaminated compound












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One Day, the Wild Wind Will Stop

Over at Weekly Prompts, it’s the last weekend of the month, so it’ll be time for another ‘One Day’ Prompt! … Please visit their fabulous by clicking on >> Here 





One Day, the Wild Wind Will Stop



We are back from our morning walkies
And Frankie is recovering on the lounge suite
He’s worn out from the blustery battering
By the gales that have been blowing all week

I ask Frankie
“When will these wild winter winds stop”
Don’t ask me! You’re the one
with the fancy Computer”

Jolted by Frankie’s sarcastic remark,
I looked at the weather forecast
“Yeah, apparently the windy conditions
are going to moderate a little tomorrow”
That’s good. Then I’ll be able to hear you
when you call me to come back”

He nods and smiles, recalling his sheepish excuse
for wandering off this morning
and did not return when I called him.
“Never mind Frankie, one day soon,
the wild wind will stop”
And slyly, he gives me that innocent doggie look!














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Gale Force





Gale Force



Nature is huffing and puffing again
Gustily blustering across the plains
Wild enough to blow a dog off a chain

The final blast of winter’s cold gales
Is hammering the air with invisible nails
Wild enough to bow the feathers on a bird’s tail












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Watery Eyes






Watery Eyes (a Haiku)

Cold pitiless tears

Sharp, unrelenting wind gusts

No place for dry eyes












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A Cascade of Light and Rain 






A Cascade of Light and Rain 

 
  
In the blink of an eye 
The overcast sky jolted open 
And through the neon crack 
Beams of golden sunlight 
Cascaded over the dark clouds 

 
Momentarily  
That was the calm before the storm 
And without delay  
The Heavy rain blew in 
And began tumbling down 












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A Weighty Mission, is in this week’s edition of Coffee House Writers Magazine.

Hello dear readers and followers, I am a writer for “Coffee House Writers magazine” (USA), on a fortnightly basis, and my poem “A Weighty Mission”, is in this week’s edition of Coffee House Writers Magazine. …
To Read my poem, please click on the link below to visit the articleat Coffee House Writers Magazine.
>> https://coffeehousewriters.com/the-crows-weighty-mission/











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A Throng of Dragonflies (a Haiku)





A Throng of Dragonflies (a Haiku)

What do you call them?
A soiree of dragonflies
A cluster, or swarm?












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