The Rapture of Cherry Blossoms on the Wind

Posted on April 17, 2016 by hollyburke

It seems to me the cherry blossoms are even more beautiful as they fall. Long lines of pink along the streets. Hallways of rosy colours and small petals that tickle the road as they pass before you. This Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival is a wonderful thing. Thanks to Linda Poole for creating it.

cherry tree
even the blind woman
picks blossoms

-Rosa Clement, Manaus, Brazil

Before I leave you with a fantastic photo of Yayoi and I, and a video clip, I’d like to let you all know I’ll be returning to the garden once again May 28-29 with the amazing bassist Dino DiNicolo.

Yayoi and I performing haiku.

This is a video of our performance at VanDusen Garden.

It’s All About Recording This Week

Posted on November 19, 2015 by hollyburke

Yes. Maybe not the greatest pics of us – lol – but the new music is sounding great and so is the band. Had an awesome time at Shaw TV yesterday. Today, the Farm! The lower shot is me trying on outfits at my friend Marji Graham’s house. She so great!

When The Time Comes

Posted on May 28, 2014 by hollyburke

When The Time Comes

For now, I will stay in the darkened comfort

of my bedroom, shades drawn down like half closed eyes

squeezed against the too bright light.

I will stay here as long as I need to.

When the time comes, perhaps at dusk,

when the light and the world are softer,

I’ll hear a robin’s song and be drawn outside

out into the blue dome of night with golden stars waiting

and see the new moon smile.

for the Bruschinis

Let’s Explore Music @ PAL Theatre Tomorrow Night!

Posted on May 21, 2014 by hollyburke

Stellar band to enjoy tomorrow night @ PAL 581 Cardero 7:30 pm

The Gift

Posted on April 10, 2014 by hollyburke

Who left the beautiful Magnolia on my door handle, I wonder?

Aside | Posted on January 25, 2014 by hollyburke

Transcendent Tendency/ 3 over 2

As we live ~ and die…

flightless birds

flying anyway

over the liquid land

a finely tuned sky poet

touches sympathetic strings

all held aloft by human invention

in this flying machine

I see the rhyming patterns of land and sea

how the liquid land coalesces

through bodies of water

bodies of people

wind and sand

the three domes

of earth, skull and sky

cranial patterns of earth

as by breathing

the double helix of life arises

***

HB 2014

Transcendent Tendency

Posted on January 25, 2014 by hollyburke

Balcony Scene

Posted on September 14, 2013 by hollyburke

How sweet to have multi – instrumentalist Hugh Fraser http://www.hughfraser.com and his trumpet playing partner and creator of the Hypatia Jazz Orchestra Lorae Farrell on my balcony for a creative sunset dinner with my co-host Bill Runge http://www.billrunge.com

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hypatia-Creative-Womens-Jazz-Orchestra/20862580912?sk=info

what intelligent fun!