Welcome to Shards – a glinting fragment of transparent truth to flash in your mind's eye or cut you open. Irregularly, a fresh poem – a poetic pause in your day to make you think or smile or be inspired or just to see the world a little differently.
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What's at the centre of a ring?A suite of 2 poems.Poem 1:'A poem with late night whiskey on an anniversary' by Cameron Semmens.Music: 'He died for all of us' by Hildur Guðnadóttir & Rutger Hoedemaekers from the album: Trapped (Original Television Series Soundtrack).Poem 2.'A poem with a hint of champagne on a wedding day' by Cameron Semmens.Music: …
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from my new book...Cameron Semmens による
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Poem: 'Body under a sheet' written and read by Cameron Semmens. Additional reading by Ramak Bamzar.Music: 'Ascent' by Hildur Guðnadóttir from the album 'Without Sinking'.Image: Close-up of 'Scene 3' from the photography series 'Pro Femina' by Ramak Bamzar, 2023.Cameron Semmens による
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31… First I must tell you about my trip to Norway
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Inspiration poetic heartbreak hope loveCameron Semmens による
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30... Space Cam with Dan – Send me your asteroids!
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Poem from Cam... a chat with Dan. From the book ‘A Brief History of Time With Cake’, Cam shares his poem about self-expression, connection and vulnerability: ‘The Asteroid Theory for The Extinction of Despair’.Cameron Semmens による
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Spoken words... if you're stressed... here's an idea...Poem written and spoken by Cameron SemmensCameron Semmens による
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28... Fluke and Talon - recorded LIVE on Ocean Grove beach
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from the book: Upside DrowningCameron Semmens による
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27... Two poems for the one I love by Cameron SemmensCameron Semmens による
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Cam memorialising in a poem the very first time he heard a poem spoken in Persian back in late 2019 ... it was shared by a fascinating, arty woman he'd just met ... she goes by the name of Ramak!'The Spring and The Forest' by Cameron Semmens. Music : ‘Love her and she will watch over you’ by Luke Pittman.Poem in Farsi in the background: 'Let Us Bel…
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from the book 'Upside DrowningCameron Semmens による
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Curious fragments of memory... a poem from the book Upside Drowning - poems from the edge of the ocean by Cameron Semmens.Cameron Semmens による
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Like a wave veiled with spray... recorded live by the beach, 2021From the book Upside Drowning – poems by edge of the oceanby Cameron SemmensCameron Semmens による
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Poem: Rapid 'I' Movement Towards You.Initial sound-effect: Spike Mason.Background organ: Jared Haschek.Orchestral piece beneath the poem: Luke Pittman.Cameron Semmens による
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Shards - 21 - Petalled Pillows And Thorny Sheets (Parts 1 And 2)
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Shards - 21 - Petalled Pillows And Thorny Sheets (Parts 1 And 2)Thank you to Spike Mason for the new title sound effects.Thank you Rod Gear for the background tracks to the poems.Cameron Semmens による
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In The Mountains ... by Cameron SemmensCameron Semmens による
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Shards - 18 - Come Into Me... In English And Farsi
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Poem by Cameron SemmensTranslation by Ramak BamzarMusic by Jared HaschekCameron Semmens による
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Shards - 17 - The Father Of Butterflies... in English and Farsi
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Poem by Cameron SemmensTranslation by Ramak Bamzar... also check out: The Persian and The Poet for more of the like!Theme music : Jared HaschekPoem music : Spike MasonCameron Semmens による
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Trees and The Taste of ShadowWhen a tree fallshow can its shadow stand?And yetin the forest behind our eyesshadows stretchfar into the future.Even when the tree has long since fallenand rotted and returnedto the fecund, hungry soil of history;even when the sun, with its golden tongue, is licking the ridges of mountainsmemories are longer than shado…
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Today I take my hunchbacked heartfor a walk in cathedrals of trees.And each stepoff-road, off-grid, on dirt,returns me to an earlier me –to a memory of milk teeth smiles and always look up.And with each step, on this day(I wish it always felt like this),my thoughts become more like dragonflies;and my muscles more like winter bees;and slowly the ski…
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wait un-fisted with all your openness seeded with hopeand joy will visitlike a finch from the dark understoryand joy will returnwith a sudden flit and flash of colourno matter what sadly you will be unhappy at timesand all those around youand all those you lovewill be unhappy at timesbut equally no matter whatjoy will visit fleeting fine-feathered …
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Suddenly it twigs!Fear is a stick insecthiding in the branches of my thinking;eating awayat my budding dreams;nibbling out holesin the leaves of my beliefs.I see it now! I see it!Cameron Semmens による
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Before we enterknowingwe are alwaysspinningthere’s an astronomy in us allthat speaks more of spacethan lightand we are spun through in-betweensuntil caught in the gravityof that single questionthat black hole at galaxy’s centrethat mysteryso heavy and pivotaleverything revolves around it– everything –and the closer we get to thisultimate horizon(th…
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Shards - 10 - Thankfullness Is A Team Of Huskies
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Shards - 10 - Thankfullness Is A Team Of Huskies by Cameron SemmensCameron Semmens による
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Give melodies to everything you say,new life must be sung into this world.Let your arms be a lush valley. With syrupy staressway like a grove of maples in a gentle breeze.Watch their eyes.Whisper ‘open sesame’. Keep watching.Study the red river deltas on their eyelids;and in your mind, follow these tiny rivuletsto their surging source.Keep watching…
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Shards - 04 - You Bring The Story I Bring The Coffee
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Shards - 04 - You Bring The Story I Bring The Coffee by Cameron SemmensCameron Semmens による
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Shards - 05 - Hold Hold The Sacred Breath by Cameron SemmensCameron Semmens による
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Shards - 06 - Age Is Not Wisdom But It Can Be by Cameron SemmensCameron Semmens による
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Shards - 07 - Thylacine Silence by Cameron SemmensCameron Semmens による
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Hey... take it easy... or you might just burn yourself out.Cameron Semmens による
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Just went to the dentist today...thus... this freaky little poem.Cameron Semmens による
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The 1 poem podcast of Cameron SemmensCameron Semmens による
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The 1 poem podcast of Cameron SemmensCameron Semmens による
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The 1 poem podcast of Cameron SemmensCameron Semmens による
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