Monthly Archives: May 2012

May 31*

Posted on May 31, 2012 by othermindpress

we bottomfish from pt roberts to alden bank to matia to clark to sinclair jigging hard a dozen sea cucumbers accidentally snagged half a dozen dogfish one nice cabezon and no halibut. no rockfish. no lings. these fertile waters wiped … Continue reading →

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May 27*

Posted on May 27, 2012 by othermindpress

first weekend of halibut season flat tides all day perfect water brine the horse herring collect the heavy gear prime the vision of outer hein bank up at 4:30, checking marine weather “small craft advisory” sustained 27 knot wind at … Continue reading →

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May 25*

Posted on May 25, 2012 by othermindpress

wind is just a faster less substantial rock *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.

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May 14*

Posted on May 14, 2012 by othermindpress

whatcom chief gone for two weeks of annual maintenance we ride the ‘squito, a 50 passenger foot ferry out of our car shells, we meet, chatter on the crossing hard wind, rain—december weather someone complains the ‘squito bounces at the … Continue reading →

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May 7*

Posted on May 7, 2012 by othermindpress

travel through overgrown path ward off          blackberry brush knee          against tall grass white blossomed branch          of thimbleberry spreads its wings part the wild          ocean spray’s mane the single whip          of drooping alder branch suspended from heaven rooted in earth *Copyright … Continue reading →

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May 1*

Posted on May 1, 2012 by othermindpress

mayday ceremony: chants, bells, drums music, prayers new age old hippies and Swil Kanim wafting violin compositions mesmerizing us on ground his ancestors for twenty centuries made totems and potlatches: he calls           the eagle                     comes *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. … Continue reading →

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