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Good morning!
I’m taking a summer blogging break so I can work exclusively on my memoir. I’ll be back in late August. Thank you for your patience and understanding. If you haven’t done so, please check out my books on Amazon. Your support is very much appreciated.
And check out my latest music video, “Mama and Papa Blues.” Years ago, in college, I took a music class that taught the basics of musical composition. One of our assignments was to compose a tune based on the blues scale. That was harder than it sounds because the blues have a special quality that has influenced jazz, soul, rock and roll, and country. I WROTE THE LYRICS. The music was generated on Suno. The visuals and audio were imagined and merged by me using A.I. generative software. Enjoy!
Thank you!
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Enhance your summer experience with Sun Haiku: 365 Days of Sunshine!
YouTube Description
“A soulful blues song based on the legendary work of blues artists Little Walter and John Lee Hooker.”
2:08 minutes duration
Mama and Papa Blues
Lyrics by Dawn Pisturino (NO A.I.)
[Verse]
Mama slung hash at Joe’s Soul Food Grub,
Washed her laundry in an old wooden tub,
Made love to Papa in the heat of the night,
Left for work in the cold morning light.
Papa worked the railroad. Gone all day.
Gone all week Never went away.
His back was bent, and his knuckles gnarled.
Working the railroad was long and hard.
[Chorus]
The Lord took them both to heaven
In a slow, horse-drawn coach.
Laid them both to rest,
Beyond reproach.
The Lord took them both to heaven
To give them their reward.
The blues no longer keep them down.
Life is easy. No longer hard.
https://suno.com/s/5htQHvtckCVeEYtE
~
Derek’s Haiku #4
the sweet youth of sun
summer heat and hot passions
loss of innocence
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Enjoy the rest of your summer/winter.
Dawn Pisturino
Author, The Mystery of the Pink Poodle (2025) – #1 Amazon New Release in Children’s eBooks on Girls’ & Women’s Issues
Author, Ancient Voices: Poems About Ancient Egypt (2025) – #1 Amazon New Release in African Poetry, History of Egypt, History of Africa, History of North Africa. #1 Amazon Best Seller in History of Egypt and History of North Africa
Author, Sun Haiku: 365 Days of Sunshine (2024) – #1 Amazon New Release in Japanese Poetry & Haiku
Author, Haiku for the Midnight Hour (2024) – #1 Amazon New Release in Japanese Poetry & Haiku, Haiku & Japanese Poetry, and 90-Minute Teen & Young Adult Short Reads. #1 Amazon Best Seller in Japanese Poetry & Haiku
Author, Lunar Gazing Haiku (2024) – #1 Amazon New Release in Asian and Contemporary Poetry, Japanese Poetry & Haiku, 45-Minute Teen & Young Adult Short Reads, Poetry for Teens & Young Adults, and Haiku & Japanese Poetry
Author, Ariel’s Song: Published Poems, 1987 – 2023 (2024) – Ranked #60 on the Amazon Best Seller List for Haiku & Japanese Poetry
#1 Amazon Bestseller Author 2024, 2025
#1 Amazon Bestseller Co-Author 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
2026 Best of the Net Nominee
Author of the Month for March 2024 at Spillwords Press
Co-Author, Social Possibilities: Poetic Voices of Hope (2025)
Co-Author, Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku (2025)
Co-Author, Poetry Treasures 5: Small Pleasures (2025)
Co-Author, I Am From. . . Anthology (2025)
Co-Author, After Rain Skies: The Global Anthology (2025)
Co-Author, Cadence: Life’s Poetic Rhythms (2024)
Co-Author, Petals of Haiku: An Anthology (2024)
Co-Author, Hidden in Childhood: A Poetry Anthology (2023)
Co-Author, 2023 Arizona Literary Magazine (2022)
Co-Author, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women (2022)
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July 25, 2026
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