Tag: history

Claude Debussy : Préludes Book II – performed by Paavali Jumppanen

A beautiful Debussy podcast by Oannes. Τρία Πρελούδια από το Δεύτερο Βιβλίο του Claude Debussy.Αποδίδει συναρπαστικά ο Φινλανδός πιανίστας Paavali …

Claude Debussy : Préludes Book II – performed by Paavali Jumppanen

Larimer School – A Historic 1800s School Abandoned Since 1982

The Larimer School was built in 1896 – named for William Larimer Jr., who opened the first Conestoga wagon business in the Pittsburgh area. Larimer …

Larimer School – A Historic 1800s School Abandoned Since 1982

Haibun Poem: Inheritance

grey concrete stair inside building
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History is a narrative,
tomes written by the victors,
stories bequeathed to us children
who merely play
among the cast offs of giants.

We inheritors
Our shacks around palaces
Digging in the dirt

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Haiku: Solace in the Past

gray concrete post tunnel
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Old worlds and old ways
The past was not primitive
Yesteryear solace

copyright Francis Barker 2020

Haiku: Lost Worlds

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Photo by franpics from Pexels

Lost worlds underneath
Lost histories lie buried
Now they are revealed

copyright Francis Barker 2020