A Wasted Life

Today I will be sharing a poem I wrote about a surreal day I had once.  I recorded it and Turkish Acidplanet artist, mumu mixed it into her music. This poem is included in "Shadows on the Carpet III" - 'Condemned' section.

A Wasted Life audio

A Wasted Life

photo by AVR

Dusty letters caressed as ribbons cascade

A few photos with frayed edges

These he cherishes more

Than his wife or mistresses

Books from the shelves strewn about in a rage

Locket of hair nowhere to be found

Groveling on the floor

The imposter is dethroned

The adult male petulant, whiny - eyes crazed

In front of his mistress he kisses

The woman he’s longed for

Over whom he obsesses

He exits in an alcohol induced haze

No respite from this reign of pain

Tears cause him to roar

The years are lost in the rain

© 2006 – Alice Vedral Rivera

Snapshot in Time

I have received the proof of "Shadows on the Carpet II" and need to make just 1 small adjustment.  While I do that, I will share 'Snapshot in Time' from the Torment section of the book along with the photograph that inspired it.  The photo was taken by my photographer friend, Michaela Varekova.

Snapshot in Time

photo by Michaela Varekova

Nature’s cruel

Parody

Of her life

Kodachrome

Excerpt from

Her journal

Above pale

Gold lit high

Strung wires

A gray and

Angry sky

Spilling blood

© Alice Vedral Rivera - 2008

Rhythm on 22nd 10 year Reunion Jam

On a lighter note....

The band I managed and wrote lyrics for is having a 10 year Reunion Jam 

on 

 Saturday, March 22, 2014  - 8pm 

at

Klas Restaurant

5734 W. Cermak Road

Cicero, IL 60804

Below are the 4 official configurations of the band.  In  between, there have been several other different drummers that also played with them as well as special guests (bass, flute, sax, guitar/midi guitar and vocals) and background singers (awesome female lead singers from other bands and great supportive friends) and then there was one who crashed our fundraiser with his harp playing on our brand new original songs and totally throwing the band off.

You can visit the facebook event page for more photos going down memory lane by clicking on

Rhythm on 22nd Reunion

Rhythm on 22nd original members

Rhythm on 22nd configuration #2

Rhythm on 22nd configuration #3

Ciba & Rhythm on 22nd - most recent configuration

English/Czech - Midnight Sky/Noc v Ražicích

This week's English/Czech posting was written (and translated)  in the Czech Republic in 2007.  Inspired by the moon, I wrote this poem.

Midnight Sky

photo by AVR

Broken moon fragment

Fallen cracked edge of

Shining smooth saucer

Spilling the curdled

Primordial

Soup of illusion

Into the sieve of life

© Alice Vedral Rivera – 2007 – Czech Republic

Noc v Ražicích

Rozbitý kus měsíce

Spadlý křehký okraj

hebkého svítícího talíře

Rozlévá sraženou

zárodeční hmotu iluze

do cedníku života…

© Alice Vedral Rivera – 2007- Czech Republic