Tag Archives: water

right hand pointing

Posted on July 1, 2020 by othermindpress

Thanks to right hand pointing for including my poem in Issue 139, the sky is a black canvas.

June 28*

Posted on June 28, 2016 by othermindpress

hottest day of the year thus far lummi kids might have hit 80 splatter in water sticky, hot, been in town off the ferry dock i go to the beach to wade, to cool my soft winter feet prickled and … Continue reading →

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January 1*

Posted on January 1, 2015 by othermindpress

last night: bonfire on the beach friends in firelight oysters, posole, red wine . . . commingling with cloud-muted stars the damp wind of this season and the slap and shush of the water wrapping us around the entire world … Continue reading →

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December 27*

Posted on December 27, 2014 by othermindpress

seduction by water. i had to know this, to live by the sea. it is not one thing. my veins arise in the high country, the bleeding snowbanks stone cold purity, the clarity of stars within a trickle … Continue reading →

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November 19*

Posted on November 19, 2014 by othermindpress

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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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October 20*

Posted on October 20, 2014 by othermindpress

solitary flirting gust of wind etches nest of black prickles on the water directly above a pastiche of dark/light birds wavers, feigns, darts, swirls twining, dancing the nexus of one mind *Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in … Continue reading →

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July 30*

Posted on July 30, 2014 by othermindpress

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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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