Tony Bennett and Me

No, I do not know Tony Bennett, but I have enjoyed his music from time to time over the years. When I found out he was also an artist with quite a portfolio of paintings to his credit, I was inspired to use a couple of his paintings as touchstones from which to write haiku. That was back in 2015.

On my blog, I write a new haiku every Saturday. When I heard about Tony Bennett’s retirement from performing at the age of 95, I took it upon myself to expand my tribute and do a series of haiku using more of his paintings.  Listed below are the haiku I have written that were inspired by Mr. Bennett’s art: 

• San Francisco Bay
• The Gardener
• 
  Trees
• Seasons
• Respite
• Autumn Comes
• Midday Tryst 
• Brotherhood
• Snow Day
• Snowstorm
• Snowfall in Central Park
• Snowdrift 
• Mountain River

 

And by the way, here are some songs by Tong Bennett that I’ve posted in the past:

• Some Other Time (with Bill Evans)
• Boulevard of Broken Dreams (with Sting)
• The Lady Is a Tramp (with Lady Gaga)
• Speak Low (with Nora Jones)
• Love Is Here to Stay (with Diana Krall)

-