opportunity nocked
i wake one day and bondi is deserted
the people have all gone home
a hammock swings empty in the greenery
the ferns and cactuses
the colourful pots and vases
the paved courtyards are silent
oh the gentle rain
enriching soothing calming
the pool is warm
i plunge into the salty brew
the bottom of the pool is lined with seaweed
and waves crash over the side slapping me about
today a rare energy fills me
i kick through the dim warm green water
the waves come down and i escape by diving under
the blessed quiet underwater
the healing power of this immense ocean
the holiness of the pure and simple things
in the sauna an old ukrainian guy tells me about his sauna hat
instead of listening i drift away on his marvellous accent
the melody of his speech suggests kiev and great forests
coming home i encounter hardly anyone
some good news i am moving into a nice apartment soon
i will have a wonderful view up in the trees
this will inspire me to pour forth more creation isms
i have never lived anywhere as nice as this before in some ways
i am inspired to create some things that will be good
i am solving art conundrums by the easel load
i am sorting out music like it was my first language
i am understanding music on more levels more deeply
it is coming to me so easily
after this long apprenticeship a brief period as a master craftsman
saraswati favours me for the while
all art is from god
all art ultimately should be dedicated to god
it should contain or touch upon god
or even upon his perceived absence
god is afoot god is a mile
god is a warm grey day
the kind of god and day i like
i think i am content and happy just at this moment
the cool summer seabreeze the constant drizzle
the trees drip drip drip
i am detached and pleasantly so
warm grey day turns into cool black night
i look at a picture of kate mitchell and me that sits on my desk
i send my prayers to craig and the girls
i hope they are doing ok
i wish she was out there tonight
this world can be a real hell quite often
bad things happen
mission calls it a clusterfuck
i am grateful for this moments respite
a brief pocket of time in equilibrium
it is truly appreciated
“some good news i am moving into a nice apartment soon
i will have a wonderful view up in the trees
this will inspire me to pour forth more creation isms
i have never lived anywhere as nice as this before in some ways
i am inspired to create some things that will be good”
Oh Steven, I am so happy for you!
Such great news! A nice place can make such a difference.
“i think i am content and happy just at this moment
And this makes me very happy.
It’s pretty much all anyone can ask for…to be happy at this moment.
yes it is holly
and i hope you can visit someday!
….sounds like a day of quiet and relative solitude…..balm for the soul, me thinks….
love always….
“i am solving art conundrums by the easel load”
And how can this not absolutely thrill me?
eekie is very, very happy!
good!
That’s so sweet you have a picture of you and Kate on your desk…hope she can somehow know that, it would really make her smile, wouldn’t it
Nice to hear you’re feeling happy and content at the moment too, and congrats on the new, groovy pad…enjoy!
xAmanda
Nice to hear you are having a Grey Day, long deserved.
Will you still be near the ocean in your new apartment? either way looking forward to the art and music it will aid in producing.
Here’s to many more Grey Days.
Take Care,
Jason
That is the ‘cigar box’ guitar in the background of this picture, it sits proudly on display. Have you used it yet it any song creation? If so, how did it sound after it was miked up?
There is always fiction and non-fiction in the mastery that is your daily blog. Todays was exceptional. I, dedicate all my art to those that I love the most, I don’t necessary believe I have ever thrown the almighty in the mix. Since he/she has the pulsde of every living breathing thing on this spinning rock, all the pulses beating separately but together sounding like a symphony of life.
So, if I read in2 this a bit…a possible resolution has taken place, whereas, you will stay a constant positive influence on the three angels who reside the closest by taking up residence not to far away from your Bondi home. This, if true, is a great thing. You will stay right at an arms reach of those needed hugs and the world of wisdom that you possess which will be easily passed onto the wolfies and the human bunny. The tone of the blog entry is uplifting. I am very happy for you, if this is/was the resolution to what turmoil that has disrupted your personal life, for quite some time now. If this was ‘your’ idea- it is extremely thoughtful to share space but found your own at the same time. It is actually very genius of you.
Hopefully, today, my ‘new’ girl arrives from sunny-warm California. Iv had my eye on this black beauty for more time than I care to share- but now she is mine. Mahogany body, maple neck, hand crafted her in the greatest country on EARTH. The last of her kind. They, Carvin guitars, stopped creating her model and the very last one- is all mine. She is tricked out with all the Floyd Rose bells and whistles and when I gently lace her up with a new set of Elixirs (best strings on the planet- nanoweb design- always ring true-stay in tune- coated for longevity ) – I will have her join the others- she will be at the front of the line now. Ready, willing, and born able to plunge into my vintage 1974 Ampeg 100wt head and dual 4×12 cabinets (all original tubes, I let the beast warm up 15 minutes before rocking out ny neighbors ). I have a name in mind, but I truly haven’t named her. Any suggestions ???? New guitars are like sweet angels, and when they ‘talk back’ , they sound better than when they sat there quietly- just looking good.
I am so excited- haven’t bought a ‘new’ guitar since 1986 !!!
So – she is quite special already.
Take pics of your new digs and the view you have obtained and post them up here on ‘ye olde bloggeee’ if/when you can. I hope you find comfort, quiet, and new found creative birth- in your new home (if it truly exists).
AzAlwayz,
Darrin JK
the girls will be living with me dazz
congrats on the carvin…may she ring on for ya!
AHHhhh hell with the new guitar, the girls will be living with you. Thats fantastic news. That made my day. Those angels need their father. I know first hand with my Kristina, how important a ‘Father’ is to a daughter. And you have 5 all together. Three which will be living with you. Thats Super Fantastic News !!!!!
AzAlwayz,
Dazz
How can we send you a ‘house warming’ gift? It is very traditional in my family, and as many of the families on this website, to send something that will be a constant reminder of how special a ‘home’ really is. I was thinking of sending it thru Raj at: The Church Store
C- Futura
PO Box 7485
Bondi Beach 2026
Australia
Would it get to you this way? Raj has been incredibly professional operating ‘the store’ for the band. I have ordered a bunch of stuff and received it in a week (for each of my orders). OOHHhhh…she will tell ya how I’v been kidding her on ‘obtaining’ a CHURCH MAP T-Shirt since they are no longer in production. I NEED IT BAD KILLER !!!
Hi Steve. This post is exquisite and moved me. It brings to mind “Pearls” from Back With Two Beasts, for some reason. That song is so emotional for me and transports me.
I pray for peace. Do you ascribe to Buddhism in practice? Just a question I have wondered about.
buddhism is on my mind a lot jon
the clouds break and the sun shines through
what a fitting change with an eternal view
it’s all around us, it’s in me, it’s in you
the wind and the water reflect that truth
one equation solved, a thousand more to choose
work to solve every answer, that’s what we do
Sounds and feels oh so tranquil! I like the part where you sleep on listening to the geezer speak his Ukranian language…lost in the moment, i find myself doing that same thing sometimes with your English accent, me being American, fascinates me hearing your Australian/English slang when listening to your beautiful art!
Cheers!
Kraig
I’m wondering will the trees block your view or are they the view? But whether a room has a view or not is not really the point, I think, because more importantly it sounds like you have a view of a womb? Or from a womb or a womb with a view? Anyway something/where comforting and peaceful.
the trees simultaneously block the view and are the view
but remember i am a tree hugging fool
i love my arbours !
It’s really great that you’re getting a nice, new place. The way you described it made me imagine it as sort of a treehouse – kind of a Swiss Family Robinson earthly paradise made from thatched palm leaves, bamboo, and tropical timber. But with Internet and central AC, of course.
something like that i guess sk
oyez… goes to thoughts of a leonardo exhibit – it was all studies and observations of so much before in parts, mostly hundreds and hundreds of horse anatomies separated into their given movements (and so many human hands and wrists too) it was so fascinating – all sketches; they had to kick me out of the museum… I got lost in just everything and had to keep running back into different hallways to connect what I was then looking at — and he a true master too (of which I know my masters). and after that showing everytime I now get to see one of his works, I understand better the emotions he gave us within those paintings he is so famous for… it took him years to get to everything he has given the world (paintings among), and they became forever in those emotions he kept working on until: voila! so perfect, you can’t even tell! your last few paintings – you’ve nailed what only movement/emotion can provide. they are unbelievably beautiful, really. back to leo… right before… he moved from the home he had lived (for the most part) for years and years to take residence high up on a hill (to be within the trees). and for all he gave so much of, composing music was not his strongest gig.
Yes, unlike labours, arbours are not arduous but inspire ardour.
sensations as these are sacred. may they last a long, long time.
when the ‘dudes of neptune’ slimmed down to a trio….as you know we adopted the name ‘the failed’.
lovely april-scarlett promptly informed me we had missed the oppertunity
to give ourselves the greatest band name ever……’tree huggers from venus’.
so happy that you’re so happy slim.
darrin….new guitar…..new tunes!!!!!
Indeed- and her action is ridiculous. Thou knowith I luv to shredded….
I’ll send baby pics to reg email
DJK
I like it when you invoke God becuase some Creator or Highter Being did indeed bestow you with a plethora of talents.
Sounds like there is positive energy in your soon to be new abode. May you and your family share many happy hours together there. Feng Shui.
Quote:And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.
William Shakespeare
Quote: As the poet said, ‘Only God can make a tree,’ probably because it’s so hard to figure out how to get the bark on.
Woody Allen
Take care Mr K and Family.