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RJS
Ha`aha`a

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Posted - 11/04/2005 :  10:42:53 AM  Show Profile
A close friend of mine, Jerry Kilbride, recently died of cancer. Jerry was one of the pioneers of modern american haiku. As he was dying, he wrote the haiku found below. It is his "death haiku," a tradition in the haiku movement which has its roots in Zen. The haiku inspired the song "Counting Stars," which is found in mp3 format.

terminally ill . . .
when I was a kid I tried
to count all the stars

If anyone would like a pdf/TAB of the song, use my link. I ask that you agree that if you perform this song for others, you state that it is dedicated to the memory of Jerry Kilbride.

(It is not a beginner piece as it is a bit more difficult to play than it sounds. My mp3 even has 1 mistake. But I think it plays well, and has lots of room for "personalization," and/or improvisation.)

Here is the link: Counting Stars

RJS
Ha`aha`a

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Posted - 11/04/2005 :  11:11:48 AM  Show Profile
Note: I sent Andy the mp3 - and he will insert a link for it, so please check back to listen to it
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Pupule

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Posted - 11/04/2005 :  5:53:43 PM  Show Profile  Visit Admin's Homepage  Send Admin an AOL message  Send Admin an ICQ Message  Send Admin a Yahoo! Message
Posted in the initial post. Beautiful piece, Raymond. And a very heartfelt dedication.

Andy
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RJS
Ha`aha`a

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Posted - 11/04/2005 :  6:50:57 PM  Show Profile
Thanks, Andy, for the link and the sentiment.
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neeej
`Olu`olu

USA
643 Posts

Posted - 11/04/2005 :  7:24:56 PM  Show Profile
Absolutely lovely :-)

--Jean S
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duke
Lokahi

USA
163 Posts

Posted - 11/07/2005 :  5:50:43 PM  Show Profile
Raymond--

Mahalo for sharing this. Your beautiful composition glows with Aloha.

Duke
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RJS
Ha`aha`a

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Posted - 11/07/2005 :  7:15:31 PM  Show Profile
Mahalo nui. Jerry was a very special person.
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