Monthly Archives: April 2016

Tolmie State Park Evening

Posted on April 19, 2016 by randomyriad

The tight fist of day Softened in the light Fading over the still water  beyond the rock mossy flat. My footsteps on the bridge as I walked back to the car The sound of wood vibrating.  

Posted in capturing light, NaPoWriMo, On the Salish Sea, paying attention, poetry, spring, Walking | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Becoming Awake

Posted on April 17, 2016 by randomyriad

I found this amazing passage on A Pilgrim in Narnia, a blog I have followed for years, as part of a longer piece. In these few paragraphs, Annie Dillard puts into words the most accurate description of maturing consciousness that I have … Continue reading →

Posted in All part of the process, Being Human, change, mindworks, my museum of inspiration, Other peoples words | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Visions of April: Poems and Pictures

Posted on April 10, 2016 by randomyriad

Why Child I draw a storm of letters, Tangled in spider silk, buzzing winged things flutter. Vibrations multiplied fingers on strings stutter. I roll a bowl of noise between the frames, birds of different feathers flock swoop the bees shock … Continue reading →

Posted in Art in Nature, capturing light, mountains, My Art, NaPoWriMo, poetry, spring, Wild Life | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

More April Poems: Untitled

Posted on April 6, 2016 by randomyriad

April 3 Black birds red shoulders Blaze on blue across green shrilling the sound red over the shaded water. April 4 Again the last years dead stand out darkly against the green spreading wings  April 5 The world’s smallest violin … Continue reading →

Posted in Art in Nature, change, NaPoWriMo, poetry, spring | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The First Two Poems of April

Posted on April 3, 2016 by randomyriad

Fluid I I Go quietly, The earth is not my home. inside my skin and bones works of copper plate resonate  patterned frequencies. Gears click and grind. I float downstream knobby feet to the sun tiny hands of water  pass me … Continue reading →

Posted in NaPoWriMo, poetry | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment