Monthly Archives: September 2011

September 28*

this morning long before the sun pleiades glittering in direct transmission to retina in full unconscious meaning *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island. —– Pleiades photo by Mark Hanson

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September 25*

the chirp of crickets slows now only an occasional croak of frogs life hangs suspended knowing winter births on every breath gathers on every quiver *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island. —– … Continue reading

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September 21*

hard nw wind and magnificent sun full blast deep turquoise water and sky sailboat carved from slices of a taut, white balloon skitters on tight frothing chop the island flexes, searching for better footing the first yellow leaves swirl, the … Continue reading

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September 18*

loons everywhere scribbling the signature of fall on the flat flat water *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island. —– Common Loon photo Copyright © 2010, Alan D. Wilson

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September 15*

spiders everywhere everywhere profusion, a lattice of webs a congestion of sticky strands the networks of a late harvest the last chance to entwine the careless the fat, the naive i walk with more caution *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. … Continue reading

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poetry reading

Friday, September 23, 2011, 7:00pm — Luther Allen will read from The View from Lummi Island as part of September Poetry Night at the Deming Library, 5044 Mt. Baker Highway, Deming, Washington. This is one of many events held in … Continue reading

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September 10*

last light waves wet sand in silver serrated scallops way out a strange greyghost bird, a shadow, wends and wafts away gone, forever unknown *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island. —– wet … Continue reading

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September 6*

i walk with the beach just waves, gulls, grit, grey — moving coherent vastness *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.

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September 3*

a wiggling network, a web of humming strings supported, fed and controlled, by breath, touch, energy.           presence. “infused dynamic balance” it is all about movement, change, transformation (nothing, nothing is static)                               some in less than an instant                               some in billions … Continue reading

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