You are invited~ Everett Poetry Night at Café Zippy 6/25/2015, 7:00-10:00 p.m. 2811 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WA This event kicks off my summer tour. (More dates to follow) If you’re in the area please consider stopping by for some words and really good soup at the hosting cafe. Thank you emcee Duane Kirby Jensen.
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Christmas Card 2013
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! from the SPLaws staff Shannon, Brad, Vin, Chris, and Robert 2013 SPLaws Staff Christmas Video Card L-R: Chris Pine, Brad Pitt, Shannon Laws, Robert Downey Jr, Vin Diesel Here, at the SPLaws offices, we had a slight change of staff since 2012. Abe retired and Tom, who has beenContinueContinue reading “Christmas Card 2013”
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: Leaf Tattoo
LEAF TATTOOCan you feel itIn my cityThe changing airas wind folds in fall’s cool weather.Orange leaves land onthe sidewalks of Holly Street.No worms to dance them back to soil.Cement laden, laid upon the roadside in random patternsleave a tattoo, imprint to the stone.Five pointed star, a Tree Hand pressed by feet and rainbleed the orange ink for allContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Leaf Tattoo”
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: Table Lamp
Table LampLamp with beadsaround the edge,decorations designed to reflect light,accent the bulbs efforts.heavy brass basekeeps the stand from falling. fabric leaks out just enoughrays to comfort the room.warm glow bounces off your cheek as we talk. steam from a tea cup mists thevision. This is a gentle memory
Poetry: Love Lock
II have a poemI will not throw awayby accidentor on purpose:The morning lightcuts through the treeswaking the birdsto their songLeaves stretchfor the sun,fish jump atthe dragonfly,deer’s in the meadownuzzle at the grassIIHow far will yougo for loveBefore you accept itmust you test it?Before you cradle itmust you birth it?Before you kiss itmust you grasp it?MindContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Love Lock”
Poetry: Apple Tree Orphan
“And when he was tired, he would sleep in her shade. And the boy loved the tree… and the tree was happy.” -The Giving Tree by Shel ShilversteinApple Tree OrphanAmong the green majestic towersBeneath the canopy looking for sunA young tree growsDiscarded by its ownerThrown from the potConsidered waste and unfruitfulThe parents of the forestshed and sharetheirContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Apple Tree Orphan”
Poetry: Green
GreenOh, to be the type of greenthat stays green through the frost,when the ground is white andbranches are heavy with Winter’s weightBrown, red, orange,the colors of fallmost greens do faderetracting in the cold airFreezing, or the warm summers sunto be green in all seasons,fresh to the touchever holding the color of LIFE!
Book: Two Poems Pub Here!
Through the Eyes of IslandersThe Beauty of the San Juan IslandsBy The San Juan Islands Photographic Journal Second EditionIt is an honor to have my poetry amongst the work of so many wonderful island photographers. -S.P. Laws”This beautiful eBook is filled with images by San Juan Islanders. Curated by famed National Geographic photographer David Hiser,ContinueContinue reading “Book: Two Poems Pub Here!”
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