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The Lover’s Chronicle 4 November – reachin’ – art by Guido Reni – inauguration of the Teatro di San Carlo – birth of La Belle Otero
Dear Zazie, Here is today’s Lover’s Chronicle from Mac Tag dedicated to his muse. What are you reachin’ for? Rhett The Lover’s Chronicle Dear Muse, this one originated in 2012from song lyrics i wrote“When you started writingyou only wrote lyrics, right”yes, i am not musicali do not hear melodiesbut when the words startedcomin’ they came as lyrics“You had to write…
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The Lovers’ Chronicle 3 November – comes a still voice – art by Annibale Carracci – birth of William Cullen Bryant & Vincenzo Bellini – photography by Walker Evans
Dear Zazie, Here is today’s Lovers’ Chronicle from Mac Tag dedicated to his muse. Rhett The Lovers’ Chronicle Dear Muse, this one comes froma line in Bryant’s poem“Thanatopsis” which,since it deals with death,is included below“Of course it is”i wrote in the early yearshow i was hearin’ voices,not just the livin’ kindbut i promisedthat i would listenshould a voice come…
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The Lovers’ Chronicle 2 November – still you – art by Jean Siméon Chardin & James Lesesne Wells – Lady Chatterley’s Lover – premiere of BUtterfield 8
Dear Zazie, Here is today’s Lovers’ Chronicle from Mac Tag dedicated to his muse. Rhett The Lovers’ Chronicle Dear Muse, closest i could git to a songwas one by the band Orleans“Oh I remember that one”the theme came from a 2017 poem,where i wrote about how i was still mehow i had not changedthough my life certainly hadover the…
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The Lovers’ Chronicle 1 November – día de los muertos – Shakespeare’s Othello & The Tempest – art by William Merritt Chase, Louis Dewis, & Konrad Mägi – verse by Stephen Crane
Dear Zazie, Here is today’s Lovers’ Chronicle from Mac Tag dedicated to his muse. Rhett The Lovers’ Chronicle Dear Muse, día de los sueños…-Playing in the background; Graham Collier’sjazz album, The Day of the Dead, his compositionaccompanyin’ spoken words from Malcolm Lowry’sUnder the Volcano, his novel set in the Mexican cityof Quauhnahuac, on Día de los Muertos, November 1938,She…
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The Lovers’ Chronicle 30 October – long vistas – art by Angelica Kauffman & Alfred Sisley – verse by Paul Valéry & Ezra Pound – premiere of Trouble in Paradise
Dear Zazie, Here is today’s Lovers’ Chronicle from Mac Tag dedicated to his muse. Tell me your dreams and desires, what you see in your long vistas. Rhett The Lovers’ Chronicle Dear Muse, this one comes froma line in Paul Valéry’s poem,“Le Cimetière Marin”seemed appropriate in thatit could describe whati have been writin’ about,takin’ a long view of the past“Oh…
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The Lovers’ Chronicle 29 October – in wait – premiere of Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni – art by Andrei Ryabushkin
Dear Zazie, Here is today’s Lovers’ Chronicle from Mac Tag dedicated to his muse. What or who matters to you? Rhett The Lovers’ Chronicle Dear Muse, no not for Godot“Ok good,that would take too long”right, that is a pointi want to make,now we can choosewho and what we wait for“Absolutely”we spent enough time therewe paid our dues, no more“And we…
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The Lovers’ Chronicle 27 October – the reason – premiere of Bellini’s Il Pirata – art by Sigrid Hjertén & Roy Lichtenstein – verse by Dylan Thomas & Sylvia Plath
Dear Zazie, Here is today’s Lovers’ Chronicle from Mac Tag dedicated to his muse. Do you have a reason? Rhett The Lovers’ Chronicle Dear Muse, goin’ with the first song i thought of,written by the late Tim Hardin,covered by many, but definitivelyby Rod Stewart, the beautifully sad;”If I listened long enough to youI’d find a way to believe it’s…
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The Lovers’ Chronicle 26 October – reflections – birth of Charlotte de Sauve & Beryl Markham – art by Vasily Vereshchagin & Elizabeth Nourse – photography by Guillermo Kahlo – premiere of Wait Until Dark
Dear Zazie, Here is today’s Lovers’ Chronicle from Mac Tag dedicated to his muse. Who is a reflection of you? Rhett The Lovers’ Chronicle Dear Muse, not an obvious songcame up with oneafter a little, you know;“Tangerine, tangerineLiving reflection from a dreamI was her loveShe was my Queen And now a thousand years between””More Led Zeppelin please”right, the only proper response”I see…

