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Poetry by:
Bryn Chernek
Barbara Foley
Ainsley Chernek
Haiku by:
Brad Fregger
Bryn Chernek
For
My Grandmother (My
Gifts to Keep)
Publisher's Note:
In 1991 Bryn's Grandmother (Martha Fregger) told Bryn that
she was sorry that she didn't have anything of value to leave to
her. Bryn was touched by the sentiment, but wanted her Grandmother
to know that she has much of value to give to her, so she wrote her this
poem.
In 1998, New Zealand
composer, David Hamilton set this poem to music (for treble
voice choirs) and the Opus Choir (Auckland, New Zealand), conducted
by David, performed it in Seattle, Washington as a stop on their
American tour; Bryn, who lives in Seattle, was an honored guest
at the performance. (Download an mp3 version of My
Gifts to Keep)
Choirs interested in
performing My Gifts to Keep, should contact the composer,
David Hamilton, directly. His web site address is: http://www.dbhmusic.co.nz/
This poem and the
story behind it can be found in Brad Fregger's book,
One
Shovel Full - Telling Stories to Change Beliefs, Attitudes,
and Perceptions.
Porch
Songs
Publisher's
Note: Bryn loves porches ... someday she will have that
house with the big porch across the front and down one side.
In the meantime, she gives to us the dream (memory) of it, as
it will be (is) in the four seasons.
Barbara
Foley
London
Swami Dayananda
New Friend
Oh, Sedona!
Star Walking
Lighting
Candles
Lucky
and Me
Publisher's
Note: This poem speaks of Barbara's relationship to her roommates
cat ... she changed her mind when she met Pepsi,
Brad's cat. Barbie loved her, and misses her almost as much as Brad
does.
Tea
Party
Wild Flowers
This poem can be found in Brad's book,
One Shovel
Full.
Lost Maples
Publisher's
Note:
Lost
Maples, a Texas Natural Area, is very special to Brad and
Barbara. It was on a weekend here that Brad decided that
he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Barbie. The photo was
borrowed from the Lost Maples web site.
Fetching
Mulberries
Ainsley Chernek
Poem 12
Look
Ode to the Leaf
Numbers
Dear Silver Teardrop
Seventh Grade
Paths To _____
Brad Fregger
Haiku
Author's Note: For years I have written only
one type of Haiku. This genre has a spiritual form, where the first verse
reflects the infinite, the second, current existence (the world/universe as we
know it) and the third, the moment. A famous haiku in this genre is:
The old mill stream,
The frog jumps,
Splash
A major difference between these haikus and
others, is that, in my understanding, the discipline of a
specific number of syllables for each line is forgiven; instead, the poet should
write the haiku as elegantly as possible, maintaining a high level
of form and meaning.
Oregon
Moment
Author's Note: The photo was taken in
the early '70's at our property in Cave Junction, Oregon.
The
Porch
Author's
Note:
Written for my daughter Bryn as celebration of her 35th
birthday...I love you, Bryn.
Love Haiku
The following haiku follow the same spiritual form,
however, they all have the same theme, the love between two people.
Sighing
Gazing
Missing
You
Two
Souls
Angels
Two
Spirits
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