The Invisible Woman

Hi Everyone! Off to my gig. Another quick poem, and then I plan on painting and drawing all week long.

The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman
Standing in the middle of the street
Tears falling from her head to her feet
Wondering when this comedy will change
Bringing about relief from her pain

Octostar

Hello! Okay, I wrote my poem and drew my illustration last night, but I was too hunkered down and cozy in my bed to post it.
Octostar is a term I made up, so I don't think you will find it in the wikipedia anytime soon. I taught lessons yesterday, and I still have a lot of organizing to do. My son is coming home this weekend, and hopefully we will make a dent in arranging the studio room. We may also try to film one of my music videos (not sure, depending on how my energy is?) I started to read Valerie Bertinelli's book, 'Losing It', which my bff Susan left at my house when she moved to Colorado. I actually was 'hit on' by Eddie Van Halen (my bff Maureen can verify) when I was living in the Bay Area, and I was playing at the Four Seasons in San Francisco with Ricardo Scales. Many of the bands that played at the Concord Pavilion and the Shoreline Amphitheatre all stayed at the Four Seasons. I could actually relate to Eddie's workaholism when I was reading about it in Valerie's book. I know what it is like to be inspired by a new artistic idea and then want to focus on it till its fruition. Off to another busy day. Toodles! xxoo
P. S. I have linked Van Halen's 'Jump' to this posting! Great song, and I love David's splits - ohh!

Octostar
Octostar, octostar
Wiggling your stars
All over the place
With a silly confused
Look on your face
Turning, spinning, flying around
Hoping to stay
Elevated
Far from the ground
Copyright 2010 - LAM

Diamond Eye

Hola! I'm going to work on setting up my studio a wee bit more tonight, so I'll keep my posting short. Buenos Noches.
By the way, I've linked a live version of Led Zeppelin - Black Dog to this post. Nighty night. xxoo

Diamond Eye
Peering into the strange future
Which contains
Successes and bloopers
Landing on a squeamishly small
Remote tropical island
Lined with palm trees
Encrusted with a variety of diamonds
Blinded by the brilliant facets
Shut your diamond eye
Immediately
And swiftly swim
Into the swallowing sea

Copyright 2010 - LAM

Broken Shell

Hi everyone! My inspiration for my blog tonight is a broken shell that is sitting on my bed table. Okay, I'm going to get back to cleaning and writing a song. Nighty night. xxoo My link tonight - Mr. Mister - Broken Wings



Broken Shell
Broken shell
Left in my hand
What sounds do you voice
What is my choice
Sounds of moving waves
Or a lover’s lost cry
There is a unique beauty
Expressed through your broken side
Granting one to see
Deep inside
Where true beauty resides


Copyright 2010 - LAM

Riding a Red Tire

Hi everyone! Whelp, I had my longest day of teaching today, but I want to post my blog tonight since I missed my posting last night due to getting lost in a creative moment. I love this song: Sinead O'Connor - Last Day of Our Acquaintance. Nighty night. xxoo

Riding a Red Tire
Riding a red tire
Deep into a smoldering fire
Smells a little like burning cyber
Time to run this beachcomber
South against the wind
Jumping face first
Into a sideways swim
Along an untamed coast
Ending in an upside float

Copyright 2010 - LAM

Mirror of the Backwards Show

Hi everyone! I had a fairly relaxing day today. I even took a nap - yeah! I'm still working on getting my studio set up - maybe one to two more weeks at the most, and then I can start creating some tunes on the the computer - ohh oohh. My mind is in a creative mode, thinking up things in the subconscious, so I'll keep this short. I've linked a really cool live version of U2's
'Where the Streets Have No Name.' Enjoy! Nighty night. xxoo

Mirror of The Backwards Show
Looking in the mirror of the backwards show
You observe what you see
But you never know?
Time is time
Till you walk in free fall
Removing most of what you heard
Was it backwards from what you learned?
Listening to what you see
Can you hear?
This comes after the known is unclear
Stripping your life down to a very fine thread
Do you see from what you feel?
Would it make you cry?
If you feel from what you see,
Will it make you die?
Meeting my soul will have to wait
Thin glass walls are made to break
Copyright 2010 - LAM

Lines of Madness

Hi Everyone, I've linked Peter Frampton, 'Lines On My Face,' as my tune for this posting. I actually wrote this poem at my gig last night, Redline with Tim Turner and Billy Spaulding, but I could only read half of my "doctor's" handwriting today. Home setting up my studio tonight, yeah, so much to do and so little time. Have a nice evening. xxooo

Lines of Madness
Lines of madness
Running through our genes
Create strange imaginings
From beginning to end
Trapped in a labyrinth
Of snake like coils
Exhausted in archaic
Dimensions
Designed deep within
Calling out in subdued
Whale like tones
Lines of madness
Nobody home
Copyright 2010 - LAM

Crazy Cycles

Hi everyone. I'm going to try and get to bed early tonight, since I have a super long day tomorrow. Nighty night. xxoo

Crazy Cycles
Crazy cycles
My life rides
Around and around
Deep inside
A gerbil wheel
Turning forever
Around and around
If it stops
Will I hit the ground?
Copyright 2010 - LAM

Whizzy Whiz

Howdy. Okay, I'm ready to fall over, so I'll make this quick. My first day off from doing both teaching and gigging in five days. I only taught for nine hours today. My nervous system is shaking and I have an early recording session before more teaching tomorrow, so I'm going to bed. Nighty night. xxoo

Whizzing Wizard
Whizzing wizard
Whiz me a special wish
A wish of happiness
Of course for everyone
And a selfish wish for me
Enough abundance
That I can afford to sleep
For a week
Copyright 2010 - LAM

Sitting in a Tree

Hola. Well, I really wrote and drew this blog posting last night, but I fell asleep before posting. I'm finally getting about four or five hours of sleep per night. Much better than the two or three hours of sleep I was getting per night for about the entire previous month. Right now I'm posting in between teaching my music students and then I have my gig tonight at the Lighthouse in Des Moines with Tim Turner and Billy Spaulding. This posting was inspired by how I was feeling last night. Have a nice day!

Sitting in a Tree
Sitting in a tree
Feeling a little bit blue
Trying to free my mind
From thinking about you
But alas,
I know the truth
Relationships are a reflection
About how I feel about me
So change my mind
Change my life
Sitting in a tree
Maybe someday
I’ll climb down
Trying again
Maybe I’ll evolve
To some form of strange wildlife
Copyright 2010 - LAM

My Son

Hola. Since it is 3:30 am, and I'm beyond exhaustion - here is another quicky. I was going to watch the finale of Project Runway for tonight's blog inspiration, since I missed the show Thursday night due a gig, but I'm going to wait till tomorrow so that I'm not too tired to enjoy the show. All my students that I taught today are incredibly talented and inspiring. My wonderful son helped me teach my violin student this morning and he is going to cook me a birthday dinner tomorrow before going back to school, thus he is my inspiration for my blog posting. The illustration is a drawing of the beach where Michael, my son, and I enjoy hiking to.
Nighty night. xxoo

My Son
Thanks Michael for being my son
For loving me
When others are done
Thanks for letting me
Take care of you
Thanks for allowing me
To be your mother too
You are the kindest, wisest,
Smartest, nicest and most moral man I know
You are my favorite birthday present ever
Always know

Copyright 2010 - LAM

Walking on My Hands

Hi Everyone, boy, okay, I won't say it - I'm so _____. I'm looking forward to Sunday night when I get a little break. I finished my third gig tonight with Brainstorm at the Timberline in Granite Falls, and I only have one more to go tomorrow/Sat. however you look at the earlier morning time which is still Friday to me since I haven't gone to sleep yet. I'm happy my son is home from college. Yahooey! I do have to wake up early tomorrow - later this morning - to teach all day till I leave for my gig, so I'll make this quick! Thanks for reading and looking at my blog. Nighty night! xxoo

Walking On My Hands
Walking on my hands
I take a different stand
Recognizing from horses eyes
Another’s silly disguise
To hide a truth
Deep within their roots
Compassion I feel
But first
My own open wounds
I must heal
Copyright 2010 - LAM

The Green Puppy Hero

Hi Everyone!!! This early morning posting was inspired by my watercolor paint discards. The illustration was derived from my own self imposed Rorschach test which I stared at until I saw the image of a flying green puppy. The Rorschach inkblot is a psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are recorded using psychological interpretation. I'm feeling a little better today, but I've been moving slow and I had to scrape myself out of bed to finish my posting. Nighty night. xxoo

The Green Puppy Hero
The green puppy hero
Zooming through the air
At the speed of light
From Paris to Tokyo
From Anchorage to Mazatlan
From here to there
From on and on
Removing negativity
Disguised as little red bunnies
Spotting them with x-ray eyes
And attracting them with honey
It is a sticky, sticky, sticky mess
But the green puppy hero is
A clever hunter
With the fluid movements
Of a Tai kwon-do master
She extracts her prey
Upwards and onwards
The green puppy hero
Removes red bunnies
At least 10,000 per day
Copyright 2010 - LAM

What's Next?

Hola! Arriving home from my Thursday gig with Tim Turner and Billy Spaulding at the Redline in West Seattle, I'm feeling a little tired. I have to get up early tomorrow too, so super duper double whoppey quicky. Saturday I'm planning on dedicating my blog posting to my mother and father who both passed away during the first week of April but in different years. My mother passed away on April 1st, and my father passed away on April 4th. Alrighty, here's the quicky. Nighty night. xxoo

What’s Next?
What’s next?
What package
Will the future bring?
What color will the ribbons be?
Will the contents
Be as big as a tree?
Can I take a peak?
What’s next?
What will the future bring?
Copyright 2010 - LAM

Focus Your Energy

Hi. It is about 2:30 am while I'm creating my posting. I had a terrible stomach ache earlier this evening, so I had to rest a bit before I could complete my blog post. I had a very strange dream early this morning which is my inspiration for my posting. I remember being outdoors surrounded by people and hearing beautiful music. The poem is the chanting that I heard in my dream. I remember trying really hard to focus my energy while all of these people (I think they were people) were focusing their positive energy toward me. They all wanted me to levitate and fly. After much effort I finally lifted vertically into the sky. A group of people also rose through the air with me. All the while a repetitious chant and melody filled the atmosphere. Okay. I think I need to get back to my dreaming so that I can see what happens next. Nighty night.

Focus Your Energy
Focus your energy
Summon the light
Hope in your heart
Fly to the stars

Focus your energy
Summon the light
Hope in your heart
Fly to the stars

Focus your energy
Summon the light
Hope in your heart
Fly to the stars


Copyright 2010 - LAM

Glass Love

>Hi Everyone. I am feeling better after a nap even though my left arm is still numb and tingly. It is 2 am right now while I am posting, but the truth is I'm a vampire. Hopefully I'll get the music portion of my blog going in April. The engineers I contacted to help me get set up were busy with recording projects, so I'll try again tomorrow. I'm adding my CDbaby link to my instrumental easy listening songs.
Nighty night. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lauriemiller3

Glass Love
Glass love
Transparent and fragile
Sent to me
On the wings of an angel
Gentle and kind
Filled with true empathy
Glass love
I’m looking to see
Whose face
Will be
On the other side
Whose lips will I kiss
But still remain wise
Whose arms will hold me
Never to let go
Glass love
Transparent and fragile
When will I see
Maybe tomorrow
Copyright 2010 - LAM

Blink of an Eye

Hi. Well, yet another long day of teaching, and then my son & I had our last dinner together before he heads back to college. Michael made Dean's list last semester. He is majoring in Finance. I will miss his wonderful energy. Here is the link to Michael's blog: NorthWestPhotoMan
The posting tonight is inspired by the movie 'Titanic' which was featured on TV this evening. I'm going to try and get more than three to four hours of sleep tonight, so nighty night.

Blink of An Eye
Blink of an eye
Everything changes in
A blink of an eye
Subtle changes
Teeth coming in
Hair falling out
Bones growing longer
Color fading to gray
Then there are
The blatant changes
Birth and death
Having health
Living with disease
All changes performing
On different stages
In front of a variety of audiences
Spread throughout
Diverse countries
In a blink of an eye
Everything changes
Everything dies
Copyright 2010 - LAM

Will Your Key?

Hi everybody! Okay, super duper double trouble tired tonight. Ugh! Made it through the gig at Stewarts - mow my arm is about to fall off. I watched my Project Runway rerun right now as I created this blog. The 'key' inspiration is a continuation from yesterday's blog posting. I still couldn't find my poem that I wrote at Redline, so here is a quicky for tonight's posting. Nighty night.

Will Your Key?
Will your key
Unlock my heart
Will it turn and click
In all the right parts
Currently shut tight
From a lack of trust
I hope my
Ancient lock
Won’t rust
Copyright 2010 - LAM

Growing a Sense of Humor

Hi. Sometimes in the music business you can hear a lot of ignorant uneducated things. It is hard not to take things personally, but my son reminded me not to take things so seriously. I am blessed to have a wonderful, smart, wise son.
My arm is getting worse, so my son & I are going to try to get into the clinic early tomorrow. If I can't be seen there, then we are going to the emergency room since I can't get a doctor appointment till April.

Growing a Sense of Humor
Growing a sense of humor
Starts as a seed
Similar to a tiny gurgle
Deep in your knees
It crawls up your body
Like out of control weeds
Tickling you silly
As a laugh starts to weave
You hear a cry deep from within
Don’t take yourself so seriously
That’s the only way you can win
Wear a smile instead of a frown
Laugh at all the tiny pink clowns
Growing a sense of humor
Is the best work you can achieve
Growing a sense a humor
Begins with tickling your feet
Copyright 2010 - LAM

Mysterious Egg

Hi Everyone! It is 1 am. I had to wait till now to post my blog because my son had to post his blog first. I love having my son home on spring break. We have been hiking a 2.5 mile gorgeous hike 15 minutes from where we live every morning before I teach, so I'll have to make this quick so that I can get some shut eye. My blog tonight was inspired by a funny movie my son and I watched tonight. It was called 'Mr. Accident' featuring and written by Yahoo Serious. Very silly, but I enjoyed it.

Mysterious Egg
Mysterious egg
What is inside?
Nuggets of truth
A golden egg goose
Ladybugs from
Ambiguous lands
Pelicans with
Helicopter hands
A green robin
Waiting to escape
An elevator to nowhere
Carrying the
Mysterious Egg
Copyright 2010 - LAM