Tag Archives: tides

April 20*

Posted on April 20, 2014 by othermindpress

i want to be out there on a wet slab of wood swirling in the tide mix the wind chop, feeling the pull of the moon                     the mountain-islands                     the farthest star                               of the last gleaming galaxy *Copyright 2010 by Luther … Continue reading →

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March 24*

Posted on March 24, 2014 by othermindpress

bruised ragged light held in wet lavender banks rolling in from the deep           pulses of sun, tide           mystery *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.

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April 8*

Posted on April 8, 2013 by othermindpress

post-slack the current slowly organizes its confusion its deadened inertia wind flirts the surface blowing opposite, teases the unending, giggling froth of desire *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.

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January 19*

Posted on January 19, 2013 by othermindpress

season of high tides, storms, all the beaches rearrange, trade logs, flotsam sending messages, sculpting in their own eternal, practiced way. *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.

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December 18*

Posted on December 18, 2012 by othermindpress

why there are no clams: strong northwest wind straight down the strait four foot swells crossing a high tide curl savagely into the beach churning and grinding rock and sand and logs in roar of power. trading energy                from fire … Continue reading →

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April 20*

Posted on April 20, 2012 by othermindpress

i want to be out there on a wet slab of wood swirling in the tide mix the wind chop, feeling the pull of the moon                           the mountain-islands                           the farthest star                                          of the last gleaming galaxy *Copyright 2010 by Luther … Continue reading →

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March 24*

Posted on March 24, 2012 by othermindpress

bruised ragged light held in wet lavender banks rolling in from the deep           pulses of sun, tide           mystery *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.

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February 4*

Posted on February 4, 2012 by othermindpress

low low tide beach drained, angled out clean, down to edge of sea lettuce and cobble swept clear to the sky looking kept and pure i poke around, jealous waiting wanting the same treatment, the same cleansing tide *Copyright 2010 … Continue reading →

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January 31*

Posted on January 31, 2012 by othermindpress

high tide, relentless west wind crash, pounding of waves shudders felt all the way inside the house unsettling the ground unnerving the center *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.

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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 →

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