Tag Archives: beach

June 28*

Posted on June 28, 2016 by othermindpress

hottest day of the year                          thus far lummi kids might have hit 80                                  splatter in water sticky, hot, been in town                      off the ferry dock i go to the beach to wade, to cool my soft winter feet prickled and … Continue reading →

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January 1*

Posted on January 1, 2015 by othermindpress

last night: bonfire on the beach friends in firelight oysters, posole, red wine . . . commingling with           cloud-muted stars           the damp wind of this season           and the slap and shush of the water wrapping us around the entire world … Continue reading →

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November 24*

Posted on November 24, 2014 by othermindpress

we meander the beach at midnight suspended soft waves and moon firs rearing black against stardrift then someone stops, agape look!   there!   and there! we all stop. mesmerized in delight — phosphorescent winks in curl of each wave … Continue reading →

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September 6*

Posted on September 6, 2014 by othermindpress

i walk with the beach just waves, gulls, grit, grey — moving coherent vastness *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.

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July 22*

Posted on July 22, 2014 by othermindpress

some visitors wander uncomfortably confused, unsure on the beach                having forgotten others seep in excited, eyes vibrant as light swirl the sand gather stones say “boat” and “gull” and “wave” touch the water laugh in rhythm *Copyright 2010 by Luther … Continue reading →

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July 4*

Posted on July 4, 2014 by othermindpress

on the beach, finally dark at 10:30 crowds scattered in beach fires: popping vibrant colors of the deep cosmos: explode, burst, spray, detonate, shake, bang, shatter, splash, splatter, smoke, fizz, spume, blast, bang, boom! the oohs and ahhs the rapture … Continue reading →

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January 18*

Posted on January 18, 2014 by othermindpress

prescient and scattered slurps and slaps of quiet waves on rock        —like that stretched little moment           when the orchestra winds down its tuning           and remnant peeps and moans diminish           before full storm           orchestration. *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem … Continue reading →

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January 14*

Posted on January 14, 2014 by othermindpress

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

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September 7*

Posted on September 7, 2013 by othermindpress

coyote scampers on this shore of primal wonder feigns attack, howls yaps insanely tosses everything into the air— o, the wondrous squealing and splashing! *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island. —– Photo … Continue reading →

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July 18*

Posted on July 18, 2013 by othermindpress

wave curls into shore thins, fills with light becomes depthless translucent turquoise filled with roiling energy and whirling twitching matter the alchemic stew eternally transmuting water and salt and rock and light to protoplasm, heart, mind *Copyright 2010 by Luther … Continue reading →

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