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July 24*

Posted on July 24, 2016 by othermindpress

the vast of deep summer the lazy waft of heron rolling swells of dry flaxen field grass the sweet chill air of dawn/dusk leaves luxuriating under strong full sun and the horizon stretches beyond the edge of the earth and … Continue reading →

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December 1*

Posted on December 1, 2013 by othermindpress

colors build, masked by green green dissipates, exposing then drenched, leaching tannin into oozing earth leaving the empty grey veins of former leaves muted drained stalks water the color of cedar *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in … Continue reading →

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October 27*

Posted on October 27, 2013 by othermindpress

big leaf maple leaf floats down into swarm of thimbleberry leaves bringing news, stories from far above *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island. . . . . . Photo: Hansen’s Northwest … Continue reading →

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February 22*

Posted on February 22, 2013 by othermindpress

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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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November 16*

Posted on November 16, 2012 by othermindpress

dormant leaves loosen and alight, returning to soil and root stems and branches become brittle, stark sap drains and coils in the cold roots and like a seed i enfold, harden at the edges, go in to the center nurturing, … 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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December 16*

Posted on December 16, 2011 by othermindpress

the next morning it has passed and we are held in stillness walking to the point, the road littered with the soft lovely tips of fir bright dismembered branches on the wet black pavement we understand to breathe deeply relieved … Continue reading →

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December 4*

Posted on December 4, 2011 by othermindpress

fallen and crashed leaves hulls of worn-out machines scraping, etching the rock in minute ways freeing more hard molecules to seep into soil to fuel new leaves, more etch, new poems *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in … Continue reading →