Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Adelle's Resonance

 A  L  O  H  A !

Whither  the voyage?
 “What the caterpillar calls 
the end of the world, 
the master calls
a butterfly.”

 Richard Bach








 needs a 'click' to bloom
" A kind soul knows:
impoliteness
is just preoccupied
with distraction. "

Mike Dolan,








 Oh Click on THIS one!
Over the Moon
" Be still
and cool
in thine own mind 
and spirit. "

George Fox 



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My thoughts 
on what is SO great
about Adele's  
Rolling in the Deep


It's powerful, controlled and has a rhythm
that matches the inexorable acceleration
many of us feel in these precarious times.

Is that unique to our time?
Or has every generation 
felt the miles roll by like this?
Stop the world!
I Want to get off!

Yet, 
this triumph of art, 
of voice, of identity
and control
heartens us, strengthens us,
reconnecting us to our own
power. 

In Rolling
we seem to ride the whirlwind
in a way that does our generation proud.
We've been knocked about,
but we are still singing, 
still STRONG!

No one knows
where the maelstrom will ultimately take us,
but we go in style! 

Throw in the human drama 
of Adelle losing, then regaining
her voice,
and you have a complete emblem
of regeneration,
of hope itself.

Brava!
(see the video below :-)

Thank YOU for visiting.
Your comments are a treasure house
where I go to know 
what matters!
Please drop in and say "Hi"

                                    Warmly, cloudia

31 comments:

Dave King said...

A worthy selection indeed for us today, but the Bach must be the Humdinger supreme, I think. Excellent post.

黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...

I wish you a Happy Valentines day !

Jeannie said...

Let's hope humanity doesn't mourn one day as the remnant struggles through chaos "We could have had it all"

Lynn said...

Adelle's voice is a gift to us all.

Daryl said...

hard to believe I guess but that was the first time I've heard Adele .. what album would you recommend?

Birdman said...

I love her. Reminds me of Dusty Springfield in many ways.

Indrani said...

Wishing you a Happy Valentine's Day from India!

Anonymous said...

Adelle has such an awesome voice! I'm not going to compare her to anyone as I think singers should be compared to her.

21 Wits said...

You speak so wisely in so many ways! The happiest of Happy Heart Days to you today Cloudia! ;)

Lori Skoog said...

Adele stands out in a crowd...so do you!

PerthDailyPhoto said...

I too adore Adelle, have done since the beginning, I like the way she just sings from her soul in that truly amazing voice, she so deserved all the awards she got at the Grammys. and btw Cloudia I always click on your images, they're too gorgeous not too!

Anonymous said...

Happy Valentine's Day to Cloudia, Favorite Hubby and Pirate Kitty! Mahalo for sharing your world, DrumMajor

Charles Gramlich said...

Adele? I must merely shrug and smile.

Akelamalu said...

I'm a big Adele fan so thanks for this. x

Ash said...

Happy Valentine's Day to you, Cloudia!

Betty Manousos said...

happy val's day, friend!

lovely group of photos!

Sandy said...

I love that song...an amazing gift she carries. xo

FilipBlog said...

Love the cruise ship. More of that please.

Greetings,
Filip

Elephant's Child said...

What a voice. Thank you.

Anonymous said...

Impressed by the Bach quote as well and of course by her voice. Thank you for offering a different glimpse of life. Please have a good Wednesday you all.

Full-On-Forward said...

Powerful Song, Powerful Post, Powerful Friend!

Hugs,

J

Cloudia said...

Dusty Springfield! Wow!

gosh, each of you gives me a joy with your dear visits & comments!



Thank YOU

La Mode Operandi said...

your quotes are so inspirational!

RONW said...

something about that song makes it easy for female singers to hit the notes albeit not necessarily as well as Adele. My favorite rendition is by Connie Talbot of 'Britain's Got Talent (2007)'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRbtuZZl5a0&t=1m1s

LifeRamblings said...

Adele has such a brilliant voice. i enjoy her songs.

magiceye said...

beautiful

namaste /\ from mumbai
aloha!

Louis la Vache said...

Neat shot of the cruise ship. As always, it is a pleasure to read the quotes you've mined for us!

Shrinky said...

I adore Richard Bach, thanks for reminding me to re-read some of his work!

Kay said...

Thanks for this video. We're really out of it music-wise and didn't even know who Adele was. She is definitely talented. :-) Happy Valentine's Day!

Bob Bushell said...

Great photos, bad song, sorry.

bobbybegood1 said...

She is definately an example of great triumph! And she has a marvelous instument of a voice. Cheers Cloudia!!