Amphibia (2007- 2017) was a dynamic music and spoken word project between french virtuoso percussionist Stephane Roul*, Fine Artist and Designer Joao Trindade and Andra Simons. Their aim had been to move performance poetry toward the theatrical though capturing the energy of Jazz, Blues & Punk infused with the comic and the tragic. Amphibia truly were an event you had to experience.
spoonfuls
two teaspoons of honey hanging from the clouds
I don’t know how
but there’s two teaspoons of honey hanging from the clouds
the first dipped from a jar sealed tuesday night
burst from the buzzing and soon a blossom, freedom bright
the second still dripping from it’s comb, snapped by the keepers hand
glistened under the mid-morn sun, shimmering like desert sand
I’ve no cups, nor bowls to hold it while it falls
at any moment at any moment at any moment now
two teaspoons of honey hanging from the clouds
I don’t know how
but there’s two teaspoons of honey hanging from the clouds
I can understand the majesty and mercy of clouds
holding on to these silvery things so sweet
I can even comprehend the magic, the misshape, the muse of such a feat
but from the miles of cord and strangling noose
I can’t quite fathom that despite a tongue that hasn’t developed such exquisite taste
why would anyone condone such spillage, such stain, such weight, such waste
two teaspoons of honey hanging from the clouds
I don’t know how
but there’s two teaspoons of honey hanging from the clouds
Note: written about the image of two young Iranian men reportedly hung for the crime of homosexuality.
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*Drummer-percussionist Stephane Roul creates ‘cleverly woven musical tapestry’ with a vast background in classical and jazz. He was the music writer, producer and performer for the Channel 4 program Shadows in the Dark. Stephane released his solo experimental album ‘Primitive Addict’ in 2020, he currently resides in France.
Andra Simons 