Day 53: Thinking to Much

https://youtu.be/CCxXDaadSx8 Shower Thoughts: If you were invisible, you’d be effectively blind since light would pass through your retina rather than striking it. This morning I am writing from my bed-desk. I’m thinking about the parts of me that need a shower and weighing that against the effort to leave my warm bed.  The bedroom windowContinueContinue reading “Day 53: Thinking to Much”

Spoken Free Verse: Birds Do Not Fly

As I recover from a concussion ( please visit my Go Fund Me to learn more ) I thought this week was a good time to explore the audio files I have accumulated on my phone over the year.  Often inspiration strikes when I am away from a pen and paper and I can’t typeContinueContinue reading “Spoken Free Verse: Birds Do Not Fly”

Poem: Break

Break by Shannon P. Laws   Today the sea is rough A short dark log bobs offshore It makes little effort to head in Against its indifference the waves push it towards the rocky beach   Swallows divebomb my head Mistaking my daydream for a gnat or annoying mosquito   Weeds are allowed to matureContinueContinue reading “Poem: Break”

Poem: Mermaid Rosary

  Mermaid Rosary by Shannon Laws   Our Lady of Wayward Currents finds her home off the highway A curious thing to find a candle flame so deep in the bay One o’clock sun sets it off fanned by the hulls of sailor’s vessels Some call it holy to carry a love for the oceanContinueContinue reading “Poem: Mermaid Rosary”

Spawning

Spawning Coho Salmon are one of the most attractive fish.  This is a BIG fish with an average length of 28 inches, occasionally reaching 36 pounds.  This fish is currently “in season” at the processing plants on the docks of Bellingham Bay.  I know this first hand because I am a fish flinger. The CohoContinueContinue reading “Spawning”