The days return familiar momentseyelashes point at paperno words can dance onflower faces openlook inside the windowfingers weave the story of usa braided rug used to cover the blemishOn my shoulder you perchsquawk as a chore, as a word to cross offYour kiss is a temporary tattooplaced onto my flesh with spit***
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International Peace Poets
The Bellingham Poets for Peace Read-In! Write-On! Event is pleased to announce the confirmed international speakers:Candice James,Duke Ashrafuzzaman, Bernice Lever, Max TellBong Ja Ahn, Lilija Valis, Janet Kvammen, Farina Reinprecht, and Una Brauhns.Referring to this collaboration of Canadian poets and American,Farina said it best, “We are a team” ***
Poem: Tempest
Miranda, the Tempest, 1916by John William WaterhouseThis morning the sky changed. Wind from a differentdirection cast surprise upon and stirred up curiosityTrees above sway to the song of Fall, make for a lovely dance to sing toBelow, wind combs threw underbrush, grabs the recently fallen,blows them into whirlwindsNorthern Gale, breathe on me, release from me deadContinueContinue reading “Poem: Tempest”
Bong Ja Ahn’s Paper Boat
This Labor Day Weekend I was up in Vancouver, Canada for a book launch “Poet and the Paper Boat” by Korean poet Bong Ja Ahn. The book is the second in her English-Korean Poetry Anthology. This was a beautiful event held at a community center, upstairs in a corner room. Large windows and balcony doorsContinueContinue reading “Bong Ja Ahn’s Paper Boat”
Poetry: Evening Walk
EVENING WALKIn an evening walkI’ll calculate my next moveCoordinate my conversationsConsider the risksConceive inspirationAn evening walk willTidy my headWarm my heartMake my nose runRed scarf flies like a flagOf freedom and lifeWrapped around meCoiled across my mouthThat’s speaking only fogUnder the street lightsI travel across timeThe sidewalk is my pathStreet signs guide meThe alleyway homeLightsContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Evening Walk”
Poetry: Landmark
stone marker stabbed into earth nail cross hammered north to south drawsthe boundary once cared for by neighbor’sneed to see where ones property ends another beginsadopted by the city as reference for roadshow many like these are in my mind, metal pierced monuments to touch, places to visit beforeI go to dream crossing linesdrawn in sand****Photo: EnglishContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Landmark”
Poetry: Refugio’s Hair
One of my favorite poems… Refugio’s Hair In the old days of our family, My grandmother was a young woman Whose hair was as long as the river. She lived with her sisters on the ranch La Calera– The Land of the Lime– And her days were happy. But her uncle Carols lived there too,ContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Refugio’s Hair”
Event: WIN Canada 2013
Please consider attending the second annual Writers International Network March 23rd, at the Richmond Cultural Centre, Richmond, CanadaWIN is about promoting peace through understanding. Ashok, the founder, shares the groups visionin this statement:‘An artist’s gift to the world is a poem, story, painting, sculpture or dance. WIN will seek, nourish and recognize all sorts of artistsContinueContinue reading “Event: WIN Canada 2013”
Poetry: River Ink
River Ink Went to the river looking for a poem I found my familiar trail Winding woods that hug the bank Whatcom Creek in August Bushes high and Full of berries, Birds and spider’s webs. Grass sways underwater Moving in sync with the river This what peace looks like, Melted into movement TreeContinueContinue reading “Poetry: River Ink”
Poetry: The Runaway
The RunawayWater drips in a full bucket placed beneath a gutter leakIt sits aside the bottom step to prevent a puddle from formingLow moonlight barely fills the rim as it rides ripples shaped by bent wood, pushed by the midnight breeze that whistles aloneSoft steps walk down finding each board in the darkAvoiding the familiar placesContinueContinue reading “Poetry: The Runaway”
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