Monthly Archives: August 2014

August 29*

Posted on August 29, 2014 by othermindpress

i stand and watch. eagle appears.                one mind:                               i happen to be there                               eagle happens to be there                the other mind:                               eagle appears                               because i am there                the far mind:                               i appear                               because eagle is there *Copyright 2010 by Luther … Continue reading →

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i own no pets*

Posted on August 19, 2014 by othermindpress

i own no pets By Luther Allen 2014 Merit Award i own no pets the nearest neighbors are out of sight it’s just me and the mewing universe, wagging its tail, curled up at the front door *Copyright 2014 by … Continue reading →

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poem: August 17

Posted on August 17, 2014 by othermindpress

frantic                work at work                mow the lawn                cook dinner                drink wine                sit in the grass                watch sunset                become dark                drift                into the                nonspeed                of this place still *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi … Continue reading →

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poem: August 14

Posted on August 14, 2014 by othermindpress

*Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.

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poem: August 7*

Posted on August 7, 2014 by othermindpress

a neatly-scribed rising sun     in iridescent phase-change moving through     electric- mauve vaporizing clouds the long languid days     of heat finally catch up to the winter chill remnant in the deep earth thick banks of recent water drape over the islands … Continue reading →

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poem: August 4*

Posted on August 4, 2014 by othermindpress

three dead hummers in four days our cats become expert they hunt to hunt not from hunger our guilt—the luxury of pets, the death of free birds robbing a mate, a nest, a niche—what will pollinate now? the big cycle: … Continue reading →

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August 1*

Posted on August 1, 2014 by othermindpress

raspberry                the color of                the taste of                the touch of that tangy sweet soft nipple *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island. . . . . . photo

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