Tag Archives: islands

November 13*

Posted on November 13, 2014 by othermindpress

the first fresh view:           intrigue of water, cloud, sky           enticement of shore, its critters, kelp           the beguilement of the inner forest, paths, meadows           the delight of this island the everyday view:           the same old stuff, yeah, yeah           we look only … Continue reading →

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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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September 14*

Posted on September 14, 2014 by othermindpress

sunset a thin combed wisp of cirrus alive burning with light islands purple and black the water marching north under a tousling breeze and above nothing except the odd molecule between me and the far edge of the universe *Copyright … Continue reading →

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December 25*

Posted on December 25, 2013 by othermindpress

matia sucia patos the three islands to the west, the sunset view i’ve walked matia and sucia, circumpiscatated patos watched storm waves wreck in white blasts high against their fixed grit. they are rock, real, immutable. yet, looking through seven … Continue reading →

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October 12*

Posted on October 12, 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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June 26*

Posted on June 26, 2013 by othermindpress

mid-afternoon one of those days                     turgid, augury when i could                     reach out, touch the farthest islands that wisp of cloud *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.

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May 9*

Posted on May 9, 2013 by othermindpress

mile upon mile of four billion year old saltwater smeared smooth by no wind ironed out flat this day in slicked silvers and glints of glimmer and ghost clouds                way off, rolled up                over the islands, peaks all in pale … Continue reading →

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January 4*

Posted on January 4, 2013 by othermindpress

to the west: grey layers and violet lines smeared fractals and escher covenants holding/creating     sweeping away stalwart islands and thin-skinned waters spasmodic winds and skittish, fragile beliefs. *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi … Continue reading →

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November 29*

Posted on November 29, 2012 by othermindpress

another dark dawn pine branches swish and slap the house rain slams and slathers the windows long powerful rollers pound the beach matia and sucia gone into fog the nebulous enigmatic horizon now just a bleary wetness of grey advancing … Continue reading →

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