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Lycanthrope (returns)

“Blue Wolf” drawn with ink on paper by Sanford Ross Bender
“Lycanthrope ” composed and performed with vocals, guitar, concertina, and banjo by Sanford Ross Bender on August 7, 2026.

Lycanthrope

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Darting furtively through the mist,

Cursed under lunar brightness,

The valiancy of my heart,

Slashed by razor teeth,

Became my darkest side.

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Evil enclosing,

My nocturnal lair,

Mud tracked prints,

Find me sprawled,

In the dawn of twisted sheets,

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Like tormented trees,

Gnarled from remembering,

What blackened life,

Is forever gone.

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But only the music,

Of wind and owls,

And the crackling rain,

Had abided my incessant howls,

Until yet another night,

When gliding clouds,

Reveal another full newness of moon.

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-Poem by Sanford Ross Bender

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Swallowtail

“Eastern Tiger Swallowtail” photographed in a Bucks County, Pennsylvania garden by Sandy Ross Bender on July 20, 2026.

“Pear pie” composed and performed with guitar, banjo, and concertina by Sandy Ross Bender on July 31, 2026.

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Flowers for fireworks

“Zinnia profusion” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender on August 1, 2025.
“Flowers for fireworks” composed and performed with guitar and banjo by Sanford Ross Bender on July 4, 2026.
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Blackbird Pond

“Reflection” photographed in Bucks County, Pennsylvania by Sanford Ross Bender on May 22, 2022.
“Blackbird Pond” composed and performed with guitar, banjo, redwing blackbird, and pileated woodpecker on June 4, 2026.

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Sunnier days

“Improvising Cellist” sketched in concert with pen and ink by Sandy Ross Bender on May 17, 2026.
“Sunnier days” improvised and performed with banjo and guitar by Sandy Ross Bender in tribute on Memorial Day, May 25, 2026.
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Time is running out

“Great Horned Owl” drawn with pen and ink by Sanford Ross Bender.
“Time is running out” composed and performed with guitar, banjo, and concertina by Sanford Ross Bender on April 27, 2026.
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Settle down, grow a garden

“Tulips” photographed in Bucks County, Pennsylvania by Sanford Ross Bender on April 10, 2026.
“Settle down, grow a garden” composed and performed with guitar and banjo by Sanford Ross Bender on April 25, 2026.

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I’ll be well in the morning

“Scallop shells” drawn with colored pencils on fine paper by Sanford Ross Bender on June 15, 2020.
“I’ll be well in the morning” composed and performed with guitar, banjo, and mandolin by Sanford Ross Bender on April 7, 2026.

For Adam, my wonderful son getting better.

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Slip out through the window

“Outbuildings” photographed in Bucks County, Pennsylvania by Sanford Ross Bender in late February, 2026.
“Slip out through the window” composed and performed with banjo, concertina, and guitar by Sanford Ross Bender on March 29, 2026.

Slip out through the window,

Shift your unsettled mind,

Lift up your aching limbs,

Leave what holds you down behind.

Fragrant woods are beckoning,

Singing their soulful sound,

Dance beneath the gables,

As planet moons spin around.

SRB 033026

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Light shafts

“Light shafts” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in St. Marks, Florida on September 7, 2019.

“Alligator afternoon” composed and performed with banjo and concertina by Sanford Ross Bender on February 28, 2026.