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thanksgiving

Posted on November 24, 2016 by othermindpress

fourteen billion years ago something happened out of nothing or perhaps out of something we may never find out but from that instant physics threw a wild party which for all we know may never end somewhere along the line … Continue reading →

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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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December 19*

Posted on December 19, 2013 by othermindpress

after the storm i go to the beach           search for stones           which have never been seen before. ever. finger a few, maybe never to be touched again, ever. and remember           this sky           this earth           this instant has never been before … Continue reading →

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July 10*

Posted on July 10, 2013 by othermindpress

wild-strewn cobble of stones on the beach placed           exactly in the neatswept sand by wave and wind in perfect alignment           with                every adjoining rock                by color, by space, by size                every planet, every star                every thought, every hope                all future, … Continue reading →

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June 8*

Posted on June 8, 2013 by othermindpress

intentionless pulse of wave time after time tongues the stones shiny wet *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island. . . . . . stones

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March 2*

Posted on March 2, 2013 by othermindpress

i glean a heart shaped stone from the beach streaked and wrought with geologic genesis a four billion year project of alchemy, patience, intentless intent just like us *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from … Continue reading →

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January 23*

Posted on January 23, 2013 by othermindpress

mind:           popsnap of round cobble on beach           slip on salt-smeared algal bedrock           two ducks bob through wind-wrecked waves           two tugs blow spray into the far heavens nothing more *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving poem

Posted on November 21, 2012 by othermindpress

14 billion years ago something happened. out of nothing. or perhaps out of something. we may never know. but from that instant physics threw a wild party which for all we know may never end. somewhere along the line this … Continue reading →

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March 5*

Posted on March 5, 2012 by othermindpress

rearranging geology walking the beach at low tide find the perfect weighted stone fling it hard wow! skips and gambols across three successive tongues of 100 million year old chuckanut sandstone then flips and dives zipping into the cold water … 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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