raj808 (76)in #blog • 8 minutes agoSweet Watercolor Memories - Serenading the SummerThe title picture in this post just makes me yearn for summer. It speaks to me of balmy days wasted playing Spanish-style Classical guitar riffs beneath the shade of a poplar…raj808 (76)in #blog • 2 days agoSweet Watercolor Memories - Hippie Market (Selective Colour Photography)I'm not sure about you, but I find markets to be strange places... or maybe it's more a case of me being a strange person, and I'm OK with that 😂 Most people say they love the…raj808 (76)in #blog • 3 days agoSweet Watercolor Memories - Clouds of AnthiasWhat can I say about this picture taken in Ras Mohammed national park in Egypt in 2012. Drifting through clouds of Anthias, while soft coral wave in the gentle drifting…raj808 (76)in #blog • 4 days agoSweet Watercolor Memories - The Child of HaleThis picture was taken on one sunny day during a bike ride to a small hamlet called Hale village on the outskirts of the city of Liverpool. It is one of those rare places…raj808 (76)in #blog • 5 days agoSweet Watercolor Memories - Perspective and LightIt is no secret that I have a strong ambivalence toward organised religion. Yet, only a three-minute walk from my front door sits The Anglican Cathedral, and the truth is, I…raj808 (76)in #blog • 6 days agoSweet Watercolor Memories - The Turtle MovesThe title picture in this post was taken beneath the waves on a dive site called Marsa Shouna somewhere near the coast of Abu Dahabi in Egypt in 2012. It is one of those…raj808 (76)in #poetry • 8 days agoUnconditional Love - Haiku, Excerpt and Reflections - #5 Poetry Inspired by The TaoPart five of my on-going series of Haiku and reflections on the chapters of the Tao Te Ching, as translated by D.C. Lau.raj808 (76)in #poetry • 10 days agoEchoes of the Infinite - Haiku, Excerpt and Reflections - #4 Poetry Inspired by The TaoPart four of my on-going series of Haiku and reflections of the chapters of the Tao Te Ching, as translated by D.C. Lau.raj808 (76)in #poetry • 11 days agoThe Art of Not Doing - Haiku, Excerpt and Reflections - #3 Poetry Inspired by The TaoPart three of my on-going series of Haiku & reflections of the chapters of the Tao Te Ching, as translated by D.C. Lau.raj808 (76)in #poetry • 12 days agoBalance through Perception - Haiku, Excerpt and Reflections - #2 Poetry Inspired by The TaoPart two of my on-going series of Haiku and reflections of the chapters of the Tao Te Ching, as translated by D.C. Lau.raj808 (76)in #poetry • 13 days agoThe Way - Haiku, Excerpt and Reflections - #1 Poetry Inspired by The TaoPart one of my on-going series of Haiku and reflections of the chapters of the Tao Te Ching, as translated by D.C. Lau.raj808 (76)in #poetry • 14 days agoThe Pregnant Moon - Original Poetry (Form: Ghazal)A poem about the barbaric act of female circumcision. raj808 (76)in #poetry • 15 days agoReign Of Blood (Poetry Reading and Poem) - Poetry Inspired by MythologyA SoundCloud reading of my poem Reign Of Blood, a ghostly watchers replays the massacre of the monks at Lindisfarne.raj808 (76)in #poetry • 16 days agoThe Blazing Heart of Danko - Poetry Inspired by MythologyAn ancient a Moldavian parable re-told in poetic form. raj808 (76)in #poetry • 18 days agoThe Mermaid of Zennor - Poetry Inspired by MythologyA poem based on an ancient Cornish Legend of the Mermaid of Zennor.raj808 (76)in #poetry • 19 days agoPulling Splinters - Poetry Inspired by PlaceAn introspective poem using an extended metaphor of a quarry to explore memories of the past.raj808 (76)in #poetry • 20 days agoShipwrecked in the Hands of the Gods - Poetry Inspired by MythologyShipwrecked in the Hands of the Gods Shipwrecked on black shores, drawn by Asgard’s glowing waters green with mead of poetry. Heralded by fire, we stagger, shackled in…raj808 (76)in #poetry • 22 days agoThe Common (The Walker Art Gallery) - Art Appreciation and Haiku #10In summer's hot smelt colours dance dusk's susurrus as adults chatter. The Painting 'The Common’ - A Psychedelic Summer Party This painting by Kathryn Maple won first…raj808 (76)in #poetry • 24 days agoBefore Vermeer's Clouds (The Walker Art Gallery) - Art Appreciation and Haiku #9Greenland's dream Heaven Oaken woven wilderness - distant towns shimmer. The Painting 'Before Vermeer's Clouds' - A Pastel Dream-Scape This painting by Martin…raj808 (76)in #poetry • 25 days agoOriental Garden, Kyoto (The Walker Art Gallery) - Art Appreciation and Haiku #8White-water cascades, rose Momiji maple leaves hang by bamboo ghosts. The Painting 'Oriental Garden, Kyoto', Abstract at its Best I'm not the greatest fan of modern…
