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Brian’s Poetry Oasis
by Poet Brian
Welcome to Brian’s Poetry Oasis, an invitation to kick off your proverbial shoes, close your eyes, and take a Moment for yourself. Enjoy!Image credit: Writer on a Block II Theresa Pateman
Episodes
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An Outstretched Hand
4 poems to help you find a way through fear, restlessness, or the blues. Don’t ever give up. Enjoy the companion song, Your Hands by JJ Heller https://bit.ly/3PGrkq3 PrayerPoems Restlessness © 2023, 2026, Slowing Down Time © 2026, Take Time to Be Here © 2023, 2026, Don’t Give Up © 2026 by Brian...
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Glad to Be Sad (Again)
Reflecting on difficult times that were filled with Sadness, Poet Brian explores how embracing Sorrow - both past and present - can be a worthwhile path. Glad to be Sad © 2020, 2024 by Brian Crouth Opening Image Artist credit: Caitlin Sweet https://bit.ly/42O5283 Instagram @Cait.Sweet Photo...
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A Snowy Poem, A Heartfelt Song
•Poetry, Performance, Podcast Production © 2019, 2024 Brian Crouth / Photo: Mara Ket / Music: “Poets” Ciaran Delaney “Little Things” Valerie Gomes www.valeriegomes.com/ http://bit.ly/3vXcS2y • Send your thoughts & comments to: [email protected] • Support Poet Brian’s Creative and…
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The Anniversary (Holiday Replay)
•Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production © 2018, 2020, 2023 by Brian Crouth •Photo credit: Brian Crouth / Song credit: “The First Noel” (instrumental background) W.G. Snuffy Walden ©2002 BMG / “The First Noel”(Jazz version) The Evergreen Trio feat. Ellinor ©2016 Epidemic Sound •Send your…
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Friday Unwind: “Leaves of gold, damp and sidewalk strewn…”
•Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production © 2019, 2020, 2023 by BrianCrouth / Photo Credit: Mitchell McCleary / Music: “Svalbard” by Julyan Brynn •Oasis podcast email notifications: https://subscribebyemail.com/anchor.fm/s/130995e4/podcast/rss •Send your thoughts, comments, inspirations to:...
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Daring to Care
•Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production ©2023 by Brian Crouth / Photo Credit: Robert Woeger © 2020 https://bit.ly/46QrAFD Music: “Say Something” Blood Red Sun https://bit.ly/3QlHxyv “Tale of Two” Rebecca Mardal https://bit.ly/46ZrbRs •Send your thoughts & comments to [email protected]...
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Sailing boats is real terrific!
•Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production ©1974, 2020, 2023 by Brian Crouth / Illustration Credit: Faye Tucker © 2023 https://bit.ly/3DZtYgW Music: “By the Creek” Magnus Ludvigsson https://spoti.fi/3KH0TL6 •The children of Ukraine need our help: UNICEF https://bit.ly/3Mugmh1 / Save the Children...
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Poems Lovely As A Tree
•Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production ©2022, 2023 by Brian Crouth / Photo: © AlCH2023 Music: “In the Midst” Lalo Brickman https://spoti.fi/3OMVi91 / •The children of Ukraine need our help: UNICEF https://bit.ly/3Mugmh1 / Save the Children https://bit.ly/3pwxOHA / UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)...
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Here Comes the Sun
•Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production ©2022, 2023 by Brian Crouth / Photo: Daniele Franchise (Portugal) https://bit.ly/3mOJQ13 Music: “A Gentle Reminder” Hanna Lindgren https://spoti.fi/3oDOxLp / •The children of Ukraine need our help: UNICEF https://bit.ly/3Mugmh1 / Save the Children...
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“March Madness”
•Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production © 2020, 2023 Brian Crouth / Photo Credit: Adrien King (Oregon) https://www.kadrien.com / •The children of Ukraine need our help: UNICEF https://bit.ly/3Mugmh1 / Save the Children https://bit.ly/3pwxOHA / UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) https://bit.ly/3tsawnx /...
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a little shot of calm
•Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production © 2023 Brian Crouth / Photo Credit: “Say goodbye” Максим Степаненко Russia https://bit.ly/3ZSWCJC Music: “The Wait Is Finally Over” Wanderer’s Trove https://spoti.fi/3ytfzHi / •The children of Ukraine need our help: UNICEF https://bit.ly/3Mugmh1 / Save…
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Non-Valentine’s Day Poem
•Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production © 1984, 2023 Brian Crouth / Photo Credit: Andriyko Podilnyk Lviv Ukraine https://bit.ly/3xTW5eG Music: “I Fall In Love Too Easily” Chet Baker Quartet https://spoti.fi/3IE9MDs / •The children of Ukraine need our help: UNICEF https://bit.ly/3Mugmh1 / Save…
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2023 Resolution:”Lay Down Your Phone, You’re Surrounded”
•Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production © 2017, 2022 Brian Crouth / Photo Credit: Julius Drost Berlin, Germany https://bit.ly/3vD1EwA Music: “Little Wonders” Ranner Sillard https://spoti.fi/3ZNXkbZ •The children of Ukraine need our help: UNICEF https://bit.ly/3Mugmh1 / Save the Children...
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The Anniversary (Holiday Replay)
Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production © 2018, 2020 Photo credit: Brian Crouth / Song credit: “The First Noel” (instrumental background) W.G. Snuffy Walden ©2002 BMG / “The First Noel”(Jazz version) The Evergreen Trio feat. Ellinor ©2016 Epidemic Sound /Oasis podcast email notifications:...
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From the Outside Looking In
•Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production © 2022 Brian Crouth / Photo Credit: Liane Metzler https://bit.ly/3D6f8FY Music: “Patchwork” Ever So Blue https://spoti.fi/3ESjNfJ / •The children of Ukraine need our help: UNICEF https://bit.ly/3Mugmh1 / Save the Children https://bit.ly/3pwxOHA / UN…
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“Memory of a Sunset in Truro”
•Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production, Soft pastel “Memory of a Sunset in Truro” © 2022 Brian Crouth Music: “Sunsets Somewhere” Guustavv https://spoti.fi/3R2bTE0 •The children of Ukraine need our help: UNICEF https://bit.ly/3Mugmh1 / Save the Children https://bit.ly/3pwxOHA / UN Refugee…
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To Stay in Bed, or not
•Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production © 2022 Brian Crouth / Photo Credit: Jen Theodore https://bit.ly/3QHGh6m Music: “The Road to Odessa” Lama House https://spoti.fi/3TaksOj •The children of Ukraine need our help: UNICEF https://bit.ly/3Mugmh1 / Save the Children https://bit.ly/3pwxOHA / UN...
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The “Body Beautiful”: Leveling the Playing Field
•Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production ©2019, 2020, 2022 Brian Crouth / Image Credit: “Learning to Love Our Curves” Cate White © 2019 https://catewhite.com/ Music: “Tranquillity” Dawn, Dawn, Dawn https://spoti.fi/3zyAtVD •The children of Ukraine need our help: UNICEF https://bit.ly/3Mugmh1 /...
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Dragonflies
•Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production ©2022 by Brian Crouth / Photo: Bob Brewer https://bit.ly/3NMaizW Music: “Song for Mauve” American Legion https://spoti.fi/3amehoK / •The children of Ukraine need our help: UNICEF https://bit.ly/3Mugmh1 / Save the Children https://bit.ly/3pwxOHA / UN…
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We Must Believe In Spring!
•Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production ©2022 by Brian Crouth / Music: “A Gentle Reminder” Hanna Lindgren https://bit.ly/3LHz7wB •The children of Ukraine need our help: UNICEF https://bit.ly/3Mugmh1 / Save the Children https://bit.ly/3pwxOHA / UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) https://bit.ly/3tsawnx /...
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Mending a Broken Heart
•Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production © 2018, 2022 by Brian Crouth / Photo: Khadeeja Yasser https://bit.ly/3wPTDXb Music: “Midnight in Carmel” Wendy Marcini https://bit.ly/36LKGDB •Send your thoughts & comments to [email protected]
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Why Deny The Obvious Child?
*The children of Ukraine need our help: UNICEF https://bit.ly/3Mugmh1 / Save the Children https://bit.ly/3pwxOHA / UN Refugee Agency https://bit.ly/3tsawnx •Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production © 1990, 2022 by Brian Crouth / Photo: Patty Brito / Music: “Meadow” Sebastian Winskog •Paul Simon...
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2022 Resolution: Be grateful for the little things
•Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production © 2019, 2022 Brian Crouth / Photo: Karl JK Hedin / Music: “Poets” Ciaran Delaney / “Little Things” © 2014 Valerie Gomes More @ valeriegomes.com • Receive Oasis podcast email notifications: https://bit.ly/3j0gR4q • Send your thoughts & comments to:...
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Sky and Clouds, Yoko and John
•Spotify link for podcast w/ Bonus Music: https://spoti.fi/3ybIRZM •Music video #9 Dream: https://bit.ly/3DBYB9R Song from “Walls and Bridges ©1974 by John Lennon / Video edited in 2003 using footage from John & Yoko’s films “Smile” and “Two Virgins” (1968) and outtakes from “Imagine” (1971)…
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When the Muse won’t let me snooze
•Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production © 2001, 2021 Brian Crouth / Photo: Wolf Zimmerman / Music: “Southern” Daniel Kaede • Receive Oasis podcast email notifications: https://bit.ly/3j0gR4q • Send your thoughts & comments to: [email protected] • Support Poet Brian’s Creative and...
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“If I tried to explain it, I’d only taint it.”
“I am leaving you with a gift - peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is the peace the world cannot give.” -Jesus from the Gospel of John • Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production © 2021 Brian Crouth / Photo: Aaron Burden / Music: “When I Realized” John Barzetti • Yellin, Deena.…
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Reconnecting with Our Inner Child
•Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production © 2019, 2021 Brian Crouth with the exception of “Nurse’s Song” by William Blake from his Songs of Innocence / Photo credit: Annie Spratt / Song: “Today is a Gift” Yi Natiro •Enjoy Joni Mitchell singing “The Circle Game” w/ lyrics for this poignant song:...
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“The world IS your oyster!”
Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production © 2018, 2021 Brian Crouth / Photo credit: Matthew Fassnacht / Song credit: “Frontiers Are Where You Find Them” Trevor Kowalski Enjoy Mama Cass Elliott singing “Make Your Own Kind of Music”: https://bit.ly/2XSS4s4 • Receive Oasis podcast email…
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Pondering Our Parents Passing
Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production © 2019, 2021 Brian Crouth / Photo credit: Charisse Kenion/ Song credit:“In the Stillness” Megan Wofford Watch the video recording of W.S. Merwin reading his Poem, “Yesterday”: https://bit.ly/3rHtfKi • Oasis email notifications: https://bit.ly/3j0gR4q •…
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Getting back to Nature
Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Photo, Production © 2018, 2020, 2021 Brian Crouth • Oasis podcast email notifications: https://subscribebyemail.com/anchor.fm/s/130995e4/podcast/rss • Send your thoughts, comments, inspirations to: [email protected] • Support Poet Brian’s Creative and…
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Come Fly with Me
Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production © 2020, 2021 Brian Crouth / Photo credit: Johan Van Wambeke (Unsplash) • Oasis podcast email notifications: https://subscribebyemail.com/anchor.fm/s/130995e4/podcast/rss • Send your thoughts, comments, inspirations to: [email protected] • Support...
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Insomniac’s Lullaby: “Dark and Sleepless Night”
Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production © 2021 Brian Crouth / Photo credit: Megan te Boekhorst (Unsplash) / Song credit: “Fountain of Belief” by Hampus Naeselius • Oasis podcast email notifications: https://subscribebyemail.com/anchor.fm/s/130995e4/podcast/rss • Send your thoughts, comments,...
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PrayerPoem: God’s Will Hunting
Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production © 2021 Brian Crouth / Photo credit: Umesh Raj (Unsplash) / Song credit: “Sweet Despair” by Dream Cave, Anya Gold • Oasis podcast email notifications: https://subscribebyemail.com/anchor.fm/s/130995e4/podcast/rss • Send your thoughts, comments, inspirations...
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The lie of “not being enough”
Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production © 2021, Run to Me © 2019, 2020 Brian Crouth, Most nights I think of you© 2018,2020 Brian Crouth, If Hell Is A Choice © 2017, 2020 Brian Crouth Image credit: “Finding Dan” Dan Grinwis (Unsplash) Poet Brian always loves to hear from you:...
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Winter moon wrapped in a riddle
Poetry,Podcast,Performance,Production: ©2017, 2020, 2021 Brian Crouth All rights reserved Song credit:“OnThou” by Ever So Blue (Epidemic Sound) Photo credit: Edmilson Junior (Unsplash) Send an email to [email protected] and share your take on a “full moon wrapped in a riddle” and I’ll...
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A Safe Space w/ Guided Meditation
Podcast description template Poetry,Podcast,Performance,Production: ©2018, 2020, 2021 Brian Crouth Photo credit: Kyle Head (Unsplash) Send an email to [email protected] and share where you go to find “a safe space” and I’ll send you an audio of an never-before-heard Oasis Experience…
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2021 resolution: “more Joy, less worry...”
Poetry, Podcast, Performance, and Production: ©1997, 2001, 2021 Brian Crouth All rights reserved Song credit:“There’s a New Day” Staffan Carlén Photo credit: Marcos Paulo Prado (Unsplash) Send an email to [email protected] and share what your 2021 New Year’s resolution is and I’ll send...
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Autumn Leaves with Traces of Hemingway
Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production © 2019, 2020 BrianCrouth / Photo credit: Getty Images / Song credit: “Svalbard” by Julyan Brynn / Oasis podcast email notifications: https://subscribebyemail.com/anchor.fm/s/130995e4/podcast/rss Send your thoughts, comments, inspirations to:...
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Wellspring of My Inspiration w/ Song: Floating Hearts
Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production © 2019, 2020 Photo credit: Gemma Evans / Background music: “I Remember Well”’by Cody Francis / Song credit: “Floating Hearts” by Julyan Brynn / Oasis podcast email notifications: https://subscribebyemail.com/anchor.fm/s/130995e4/podcast/rss Send your...
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Message of Hope: “Where Do We Go From Here?”
Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production ©2020 Photo credit: David Nieto Watch Ray Charles sing, “American the Beautiful” on the Dick Cavett Show Sept 18, 1972 https://youtu.be/TRUjr8EVgBg Oasis podcast email notifications: https://subscribebyemail.com/anchor.fm/s/130995e4/podcast/rss Send your...
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a fun (though not dumb) Poem
Poetry, Podcast, Performance, Production ©2020 Sign up for the Oasis podcast email notifications: https://subscribebyemail.com/anchor.fm/s/130995e4/podcast/rss Send your thoughts, comments, inspirations to: [email protected] I had something to get done today: something I’ve been…
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Winter Poem: “Fine Snow”
Fine Snow © 2018, 2020 Brian Crouth / Photo credit: Sadie Staigar
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“Put a Sonnet in your bonnet!”
Poetry,Podcast,Performance,Production ©2019,2020BrianCrouthAllrightsreservd New Oasis episode email notifications: https://subscribebyemail.com/anchor.fm/s/130995e4/podcast/rss Thoughts,Comments,Inspirations: [email protected] “O how I love sonnets! What’s not to love? Says it all in…
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a tender heart, a timeless song (Poem only)
once upon a time the man I am who was back then played a certain song and took her hand... (from The Other Side of a Broken Heart) Listen to Tony Bennett sing “The Way You Look Tonight” https://youtu.be/Mx3SPsH9AMQThe Original piano background music for The Other Side by Megan Wofford with sound...
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journey of a tender heart, a timeless song...
once upon a time the man I am who was back then played a certain song and took her hand... (from The Other Side of a Broken Heart) Listen to Tony Bennett sing “The Way You Look Tonight” https://youtu.be/Mx3SPsH9AMQThe Original piano background music for The Other Side by Megan Wofford with sound...
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Color me yellow (Poems Only)
a Poem by Oscar Wilde leads Poet Brian to new and familiar places, and an Oasis from anxiety. Poems: Symphony in Yellow by Oscar Wilde; Ovid’s Covid, the right amount (“Do not Worry”) & if I were to give you a yellow bouquet ©2019, 2020 Brian Crouth/ Poet Brian loves to hear from you: share what...
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if I were to give you a bouquet of yellow
if I were to give you a bouquet of yellow: I’d gather the splendor of a daffodil’s petals the taste of squash blossoms fried, goat cheese melting inside the perfume of green grass mixed with fresh dandelion I’d give you standing on tiptoes “the little daisy that could” - never giving up to be...
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In need of calm? Color me yellow
a Poem by Oscar Wilde leads Poet Brian to new and familiar places, and an Oasis from anxiety. Poems: Symphony in Yellow by Oscar Wilde; Ovid’s Covid & the right amount (“Do not Worry) ©2019, 2020 Brian Crouth/ Image: Chad Leonard “The Revival” (Watercolor) (FB/Instagram @i_am_the_chad) Share what...
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the Muse strikes twice w/ “bonus” Poem: the pause
back in the day when work would take me far from home traveling where they needed me perfecting sprints through major hubs with briefcase, laptop, carry on an airplane gave me stillness, calm a time out from the pace of a career, expectations for a family life II there is nothing like the calm I...
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Trusting the Struggle & the Waiting
Whether it’s waking up w/ the doldrums or a Creative dry spell, Poet Brian discovers there’s a gift by trusting the struggle and the waiting. Poems: Wellspring of my Inspiration; waiting on a friend; how about you? © 2020 Brian Crouth/ Photo: Chris Barbalis / Send your thoughts, reflections…
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Welcome to Brian’s Poetry Oasis, an invitation to kick off your proverbial shoes, close your eyes, and take a Moment for yourself. Enjoy!Image credit: Writer on a Block II Theresa Pateman
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