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Songs of the Soul

Posted on August 25, 2011January 12, 2018 by Frances Livings

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Songs of the Soul ~ Musical Poetry and its Inspirations

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❖ Jazz in French, Spanish, English w Ipanema Lounge
❖ Author, poet & songwriter
❖ Voice-over actor
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The pod. The Gisela. The ultimate cloud spectacle.

The pod. The Gisela. The ultimate cloud spectacle.

👏 That smug feeling you have after a rainy day

👏 That smug feeling you have after a rainy day full of bookkeeping, tidying, and cleaning...

🇺🇸 🎶 I felt very honoured to perform a ja

🇺🇸 🎶 I felt very honoured to perform a jazz set with four fabulous musicians celebrating Germany’s reunification of East and West — Tag der Deutschen Einheit 🇩🇪 With our music we represented the American Consulate and the American Woman’s Club of Hamburg ❤️ 🤍 💙 on the international stage, Bühne der Kulturen! This was our last song, Coyote Moon, also my last single — the link to the recording is in my bio.
A huge thanks to everyone who came out in the pouring rain 🌧️ ☔️ and yes, it was cold 🥶 but the music warmed my heart…

👏 With Hannes Kühn on guitar, Nancho Campos on drums, Johannes Hudt on upright bass 👏

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...onto the page and into the paper with fierce me

...onto the page and into the paper
with fierce metal fangs
H’s and T’s, K’s, M’s and P’s
each iron tooth, a dedicated shape
a hammering clamp, a set impression
an instrument of precision...

Read or listen to the full-length piece here:
https://franceslivings.com/poetry/ink-on-silk/

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🌿 Happy poetry Friday! Today I'd like to repost

🌿 Happy poetry Friday! Today I'd like to repost the following piece that I recorded in dialogue with a cello:
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A Breath She Took
I savoured that little drop of ink
hoping it would spread
and weave dainty letters
curling into loops of loving words
pretty like lace doilies...
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Listen to the whole piece or read it here: https://franceslivings.com/poetry/a-breath-she-took/
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There’s no shame in wanting and needing to heal from an unloving or absent parent. Society may have deemed it taboo, but that doesn't make our thoughts, feelings, or experiences any less valid. It is hard enough to recognize and accept the truth of how we were treated; we don’t need anyone else judging us for being honest with ourselves. Not only must you believe your own truths and show yourself the same compassion you would a friend going through something similar.
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🍂 It’s starting to look a lot like — autumn 😳 and it’s only August! 😵‍💫 Look at those giant mushrooms 🍄
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🧘‍♀️ Happy Friday! Why not stay in bed a

🧘‍♀️ Happy Friday!
Why not stay in bed and – listen to poetry?
Here's a cute little piece I really enjoyed writing and recording! Read the poem or listen to the #jazzoetry piece on my website!
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Happy #poetryfriday
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The Maliciousness of Words
Double phrases, single words
puns intended; metaphors
synonyms and silly rhymes
juggling words for a simple line…
Some words are peaceful
approach you on tip-toes
quietly knock then enter
the way a humble crowd
slowly fills and swamps a room
travelling the mind
drifting through the corridors
then queuing in a line
obediently waiting
for their harvest time
Then caught up in a scribble
entangled in a phrase
victim of a printout
when having to emerge again
some forgotten or dismissed
or purely filed away
Words can be so spiteful
narcissistic enemies
self-righteous teasers
a single word-parade
stuck in a heavy dictionary
on an unturned dusty page
flaunting their six syllables
an intricate masquerade
of stubborn little units
wanting poems custom-made
Yet triggering elation
a spectacular word-snatch!
but no! it’s an autistic word
not wanting a true match
a rigid little bastard
that sends you off the track
Other words are lyrical
their mirror is the song...
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Frances Livings © 2007
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https://franceslivings.com/.../the-maliciousness-of-words/
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Recording credits:
Artist: Frances Livings
Album: During the Hours
Label: Moontraxx Records, 2010
Frances Livings – voice
Brandon Coleman – piano
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"Umbrella Lady" by Catrin Welz-Stein "Speechless"
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