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African violet in bloom, crescent moon, and Three Man Army
Pic taken this morning. Isn’t she beautiful. There are other buds that hopefully will open. The longer light and some sunny days will help. Also want to share a pic taken the night of Feb 12 of the crescent moon. Not a real clear shot but still cool. twixt purple velvetand lady luna’s bright…
dVerse — Prosery and OLN 356 — The Bamboo Grove
The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, by Chen Hongshou (1598-1652). Handscroll, ink and color on silk. The Bamboo Grove bright dark midsummer dusk warm nestled doves coo peace red-tailed hawk spreads her wings for home to rest grove with green-walled bamboo calls its thirsty dreamers careful steppers in patterned robes to grace dry leaf…
24 SSPC 21 (2nd week — Feb 10-14) Beginning of Spring (Feb 3-20) Risshun — Inside/Outside
Inside/Outside Plumblossomsbehind glasssafe from east windlinger with lilacs where spring is eternalquail wander in canned bird song amongst bamboo and waterfallswarm respite for humans and orchids outside, cold returns; crusts over pondsthat dully gleam under weak sun buck hoof prints frozen in mudsparrows ride power lines wood dragon still sleepswhile chimney smokesearches forblue insky here’s…
dVerse — Prosery — From Abraham’s Journal
Edward “Eddy” Baker Lincoln …city lilacs release their sweet, wild perfume then bow down, heavy with rain. –by Helen Dunmore, from ‘City Lilacs’, From Abraham’s Journal February,1850 Dreaming three-year-old Eddy’s cough wakes me. My feet can never find their slippers. Padding quickly to his room I notice again it is drafty, no matter how high…
dVerse — MTB — Banking on Seeds
Dewey Decimal Card Catalogue Cabinet Banking On Seeds A-rest on shore of seed bank boxes, We embark upon novel re-purposing. Tiny, local, handwritten manila packets. From springy plants to bountiful falls, Circle closes in reciprocal deposits. Low-key pamphlet pinned on cork, Dinging bell for farmer’s PowerPoint Of step-by-step in saving seeds. Hippy bright in whys…
dVerse — Poetics — day rests
Faithful servants, they ask so little. When day rests, soft tinkles’ taps above ripples in still’s dying light. The top photo was taken in July, 2009, after we’d finished sailing and had our small Siren 17 up on the trailer. The marina and the surrounding area looks quite a bit different today. I miss those…
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