Tag Archives: seasons

October 1*

Posted on October 1, 2014 by othermindpress

delicate neon filigree trickling through thick slate slab of heavy cloud oozing over vancouver island last prayer of summer caught within the first winter surge *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.

Posted in view from lummi island | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

poem: August 7*

Posted on August 7, 2014 by othermindpress

a neatly-scribed rising sun     in iridescent phase-change moving through     electric- mauve vaporizing clouds the long languid days     of heat finally catch up to the winter chill remnant in the deep earth thick banks of recent water drape over the islands … Continue reading →

Posted in view from lummi island | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

September 13*

Posted on September 13, 2013 by othermindpress

the thermometer reads the same as days in august but it is different in the groin, in the heart perhaps like marching into battle the fear, the passion the wild excitement of storm. winter. it is coming. i feel it. … Continue reading →

Posted in view from lummi island | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

June 29*

Posted on June 29, 2013 by othermindpress

in winter things are close, insular dark. i meditate, write. introvert. but summer stretches far beyond my reach boundaries evaporating in evanescent shimmers of light. i just want to move, touch, do. with no thought, no reason no prayer. *Copyright … Continue reading →

Posted in view from lummi island | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in view from lummi island | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

October 9*

Posted on October 9, 2011 by othermindpress

fleeing vortex of sun sucking in last of summer like a black hole leaving only the perennials those of us who can speak with winter *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.

Posted in view from lummi island | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

September 21*

Posted on September 21, 2011 by othermindpress

hard nw wind and magnificent sun full blast deep turquoise water and sky sailboat carved from slices of a taut, white balloon skitters on tight frothing chop the island flexes, searching for better footing the first yellow leaves swirl, the … Continue reading →

Posted in view from lummi island | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

August 27*

Posted on August 27, 2011 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 →

Posted in view from lummi island | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment