Monthly Archives: February 2013

February 26*

dark purple coil of cloud above matte-silver electric spread                                                                         of stippled water: storm brewing, orcas already wet, sucia shivering *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.

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February 22*

tiny and ethereal new leaves fresh from our unseeable womb-spirit pure, vibrant green vivid as blood *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.

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February 16*

this night:           stars strewn far across infinity           full limpid moon           the water emptied at low tide           diaphanous milky light           sharp black shadows           of ancient firs           daggering across           glittering beach so precise, so exact and each glance, each breath forges an … Continue reading

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February 13*

at the edge: rock/water urban/rural dark/light us/canada continent/ocean earth/space life/death in the center *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.

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February 10*

way back in the woods in the center of a tall grass meadow ramshackle shack long abandoned rusted stove, ratted mattress each time i am here i see the ghost of brautigan slouched in the doorway, funny hat chewing on … Continue reading

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