Poetry, stories, art, and music from the desk of Jezzie G, a writer without a label
In a Landscape
1948
Avant-Garde
John Cage
Avant-garde
Born: 5 September 1912, California, USA
Nationality: American
Died: 12 August 1992, New York, USA
Cage was a composer and music theorist. He was a pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments. Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-WW2 Avant-Garde. Considered one of the most influential composers of the 20th century, Cage was instrumental in the development of modern dance
Deliverance from Another Sore Fit
1661
In my distress I sought the Lord
When naught on earth could comfort give,
And when my soul these things abhorred,
Then, Lord, Thou said’st unto me, “Live.”
Thou knowest the sorrows that I felt;
My plaints and groans were heard of Thee,
And how in sweat I seemed to melt
Thou help’st and Thou regardest me.
My wasted flesh Thou didst restore,
My feeble loins didst gird with strength,
Yea, when I was most low and poor,
I said I shall praise Thee at length.
What shall I render to my God
For all His bounty showed to me?
Even for His mercies in His rod,
Where pity most of all I see.
My heart I wholly give to Thee;
O make it fruitful, faithful Lord.
My life shall dedicated be
To praise in thought, in deed, in word.
Thou know’st no life I did require
Longer than still Thy name to praise,
Nor ought on earth worthy desire,
In drawing out these wretched days.
Thy name and praise to celebrate,
O Lord, for aye is my request.
O grant I do it in this state,
And then with Thee, which is the best
Anne Bradstreet
Born: 8 March 1612, Northampton, UK
Nationality: English
Died: 16 September 1672, Massachusetts, USA
Bradstreet was a poet, the most prominent of the early English poets of North America and the first writer in England’s North American colonies. Bradstreet is the first Puritan figure in American Literature and is renowned for her large body of poetry and personal writings, mostly published posthumously
Watching the Hands
Form: Cavatina
Whilst watching the clock the hands stand so still
Minutes last for hours
And waiting keeps dragging endlessly on
Patience falls apart
Yet looking away fears the missing it
When time moves too fast
Watching the time while things never happen
All happens at once if eyes look away
©JezzieG2024
Earth Song
Album: HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
Date: 1995
Genre: Rock
Artist: Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson (1958-2009) was a singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. He was known as the ‘King of Pop’ and is regarded as one of the most influentially significant cultural figures of the 20th century. During a career lasting four decades, his music, dance, and fashion contributions made him a global figure in popular culture
Four Colour Frame Painting #5
1984
Minimalism
Acrylic and black pencil on canvas
Pace Wildenstein collections
One of numerous ‘frame’ paintings created by Mangold in the 1980s/ The painting uses strips of canvas to draw the viewer’s attention to the bare wall behind the work. Each strip of canvas is painted a different colour
Robert Mangold
Minimalism, Modern Art
Born: 12 October 1937, New York, USA
Nationality: American
Mangold is a minimalist artist and the father of screenwriter and film director James Mangold
Day 109
Prompt: What is your birthstone
Hi Nigel,
‘Hiya! I have no idea.
It’s amethyst.
‘You would know that’
Well, yeah, crystals and stones are my thing.
‘Do you have one?’
I have a few. The cat on my altar is amethyst and the big chunky candle holder is too
‘The amethyst being the bits that sparkle in the candlelight?’
Yes.
‘That thing is so cool, now I know why I like watching it flicker’
You could also have jasper as your birthstone
‘I have two?’
Oddly, February has two stones yes.
Which one is jasper?’
On my altar, it is the red figurine by Daddy’s photo
‘Oh, now that is a gorgeous stone. Do I have to choose?’
No, you can use either or both.
‘Good, as I like both of them. I wouldn’t know how to choose?’
Haha! Choosing crystals and stones is where the magic comes in
‘Really?’
I don’t know how else to explain it, so yes
‘So you have to get all izzy whizzy and cast a spell to choose a stone?’
Not exactly. There is no spellcasting involved. The fact is I don’t choose my stones
‘Huh?’
They choose me
‘What? How? It’s not like a stone will jump up and down saying me me me’
It takes practice, but I open up to the stone and try and pick up on its vibrations.
‘So you feel something if you hold it in your hand?’
Yes, and sometimes I don’t even have to handle it
‘Now you better explain that?’
If the vibrations are strong enough, I feel them as my hand nears the stone
‘That makes a weird sort of sense’
You’ll have to drop into my head next time I am at Avebury
‘I don’t need asking twice, I love Avebury’
Okay! See you tomorrow, Nige
©JezzieG2024
Jezzie G 