Tag Archives: color

November 20*

Posted on November 20, 2012 by othermindpress

we kick the scatter of frosted leaves, scrumbling and hear within the deep seasonal delight of change. eyes taste the color deep of umber, burnt umber, bronzed umber elemental earth the color of soil that gravels our soul rimed in … Continue reading →

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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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August 16*

Posted on August 16, 2011 by othermindpress

an eskimo carver listens for the shape within the stone i walk the beach pick up stones that look interesting—                wet colors of blood, pearl, night, fire                patterns of marbled wood, jupiter, nebulae                but they are all smooth warm energy … Continue reading →

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October 21*

Posted on October 21, 2010 by othermindpress

big leaf maple leaves           discordant mix of color    draped, stacked over sharp quarry-blast roadbed like a gaggle of starfish        gorging on our leavings *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.

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September 17*

Posted on September 17, 2010 by othermindpress

it all depends on          the clarity of water          the frequency of waves          the inclination of beach          the mix of sand/gravel/rock          the color of sky          the angle of sun          where i stand          and other things                    which i cannot tell                   (such … Continue reading →

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