Sunday, June 30, 2013

In Jackson Square

      
                                   ... in Jackson Square a piano plays

                                                                                 ... the fan turns ... shadows melt into air




Tuesday, June 25, 2013

One Apple


                                                                 ... out of the mist the serpent's lie
   
                                               ... the goddess denied
                                  
                                                                                             ... the myth of one small apple




Sunday, June 23, 2013

Those Cold Mornings


                      those cold mornings

                      the mornings that broke your will

                      even then 

                      my old man rolled out of bed

                      built the fire

                      and headed for the mines





Poem by guest poet, Cletis Stump : twitter.com/cletisthepoet

Friday, June 21, 2013

Butterflies and Pharaohs

                                       ... like Moses in the bulrushes
                                                             
                                                                                            ... hidden from pharaohs and kings 

                                                 ... butterfly hides her eggs among thistles




Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Summers on Highway Sixty One


                         ... black bear on the Cascade River

                                                                       ... rain soft morning in a tent  / blueberries for breakfast

                                            ... summers ... on Highway Sixty One






Photograph by Kevin van der Leek

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Two in the Morning


                                                 ... stoned by the night air ... the boldness of lilacs 
  
              ... they climb through open windows
  
                                                                                       ... filling the house with footfalls of summer




The photograph is mine.

Saturday, June 15, 2013

At Sunset

         
                                      ... at sunset ... moving softly
                          
                ... we follow the path to the river
                                           
                                                                           ... lie down among the moss and honeysuckle vines





Photo by Montucky : montucky.wordpress.com

Friday, June 14, 2013

Violets in the Meadow

                                                       ... blue sky morning 
       
                                          ... violets in the meadow

                                                                              ... under the pines a small white feather
                                                               
                                                     



The photograph is mine.

Thursday, June 13, 2013

This Unknowable Something


                 ... what is this ... this morning exploding across the sky
           
                                   ... this animation ... this sense of something ... this unknowable something




Poem by guest poet, Cletis Stump : twitter.com/cletisthepoet

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Left Over Light


                               ... evening sun gathers in the trees
                                                     
                                                              ... fills in the rough edged bark with leftover light







Painting: Vincent van Gogh, " Sunset on Poplars," 1884                                              

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

You Drive

                   ... you drive 

                                               ...  I'll put my head in your lap and my feet out the window




Monday, June 10, 2013

Sheathed in Grey Linen

                   
                                ... sheathed in grey linen / birch trees scratching life from the sky






The photograph is mine.

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Dreams of Winter


                                          ... under the lilac tree
                                           

                                                                          ... snowshoe rabbit ... dreams of winter






The photograph is mine.

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Morning Light

                                               ... cafe on the corner / morning light falling in





Photograph by Murray Mitchell

Friday, June 7, 2013

Raspberries

                                                 ... when I am gone 
    
                                                        ... will you still pick raspberries by the river





Poem by guest poet, Cletis Stump : twitter.com/cletisthepoet

Photograph: http://tashamaxphoto.daportfolio.com/

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Corn Crib Summer


                                               ... corn crib summer

                                                                   floorboards lit by ribbons of sunlight

                                     dried husks under foot
              
                                                                           I climbed slatted walls

                                                                                                               ... lay beneath the eaves






Photograph courtesy of Barbara : folkwaysnotebook.blogspot.com

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Ghosts of Our Ancestors


                   ... on rafts of sunlight 

                                              ... floating down the river of dreams

                                                                                     ... ghosts of our ancestors ... returning to the sea





Photograph by Hai Trinh Xuan

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Ancient Art on Canyon Walls

                                                        ... winter sun / ancient art on canyon walls

                                         ... bird tracks in blue snow





The photograph is mine.

Monday, June 3, 2013

Moon Rising

                                               ... peering over ancient saguaros
                      
                        ... moon rising on the Apache Trail 
                                                      

                                                                                           ... splintering stone edged darkness     
                                
    

  Photographer unknown                                                    

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Shadows

          
                        ... childhood nights / passing car lights

                                                   ... shadow leaves dancing across the ceiling and along the floor




Poem by guest poet, Cletis Stump : twitter.com/cletisthepoet

Non Je Ne Regrette Rien


       
                                    high backed chairs on a smooth stone floor

                                    simple wooden table with turned legs / fading yellow paint



                                    beyond the porch / shining in the evening light
  
                                    budding green against canyon walls 

 

                                    the little sparrow singing 'non je ne regrette rien'

                                    laundry ... lifting and falling // lifting and falling








The photograph is mine.