Monthly Archives: October 2014

October 30*

Posted on October 30, 2014 by othermindpress

what creates the allure of island is being surrounded, enclosed, held completely in the ever-changing mystery, the ever-deepening allure of water *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.

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October 20*

Posted on October 20, 2014 by othermindpress

solitary flirting gust of wind etches nest of black prickles on the water directly above a pastiche of dark/light birds                          wavers, feigns, darts, swirls twining, dancing the nexus of one mind *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in … Continue reading →

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October 15*

Posted on October 15, 2014 by othermindpress

old ragged fir on the point, steadfast and solid has no boundaries, never ends:      anchored to the earth      held up by the earth      roots commingling with slather of microbes and wandering worms      incessantly probing the dark soil, farther, farther      gases … Continue reading →

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October 8*

Posted on October 8, 2014 by othermindpress

skiff twirls in tide run green candlefish jig thirty feet deep off gooseberry point wham! surge! a play of perfect resistance, wet net, flapping strong seven pound silver salmon *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View … Continue reading →

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October 1*

Posted on October 1, 2014 by othermindpress

delicate neon filigree trickling through thick slate slab of heavy cloud oozing over vancouver island last prayer of summer caught within the first winter surge *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.

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