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November 19*

Posted on November 19, 2014 by othermindpress

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

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September 23*

Posted on September 23, 2013 by othermindpress

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

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September 12*

Posted on September 12, 2013 by othermindpress

predawn barely apprehended forms:           a still sea of air                     the color of void           a still hulk of water                     the color of reflected void           the darkness of matia and orcas                     more substantial by only a shade perfect sphere of moon a … Continue reading →

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October 23*

Posted on October 23, 2012 by othermindpress

are these rocks my body? did i come out of this salty water? did i make this air, or did it make me? and why, o god, why explain this stunning beauty *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears … Continue reading →

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October 17*

Posted on October 17, 2012 by othermindpress

the days shorten      but the nights lengthen                to sleep and dream                          to restore the fatigue of enlightenment                                    in the fecund nether-womb of endarkenment *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.

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October 13*

Posted on October 13, 2012 by othermindpress

swirling mosaic of leaves         crimson spotted yellow                 fat salmon and lambs, bled and gutted for winter stew         curled essential bronze browns                 so true it roots restless flight right back into the earth         and painful lustful reds                 drawing blood to the … Continue reading →

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October 5*

Posted on October 5, 2012 by othermindpress

the garden a tumult of now-sagging overgrowth gone wild like always (i am a planter, not a maintainer) deer and raccoons trample the corn i salvage half-ears, nibbled away dig potatoes, pluck beets preen the bolted chard pledging, like always, … Continue reading →

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August 27*

Posted on August 27, 2012 by othermindpress

evening front stalled at far edge of sound light on water looks a weak yellow acid prickled with indeterminate wind, tide is this the end of summer? i am not sure. porpoise breaks the surface once way out never reappears … Continue reading →

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October 26*

Posted on October 26, 2011 by othermindpress

remnant leaves on the chokecherry thicket in spattered patter of sinusoidal wave            (like tiny determined butterflies of sun) the last color of summer perched for its last littering flight *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The … Continue reading →

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October 11*

Posted on October 11, 2011 by othermindpress

the air reeks and snaps           of fermented windfall           brittle bright leaves           the last lovely and soft sun of the year—                     i smell                               the plunder of summer’s work                               the bare stem of winter                               the last breath of warm play—                                         each breath, … Continue reading →

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