Each Sunday, I post (along with others) an image for Silent Sunday. In June, I like to gather the last six months of images.
Peace (and Photographs),
Kevin
Twelve Sparkling Lights flickr photo by Sushanta – paper, scissors, void shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license
This morning’s prompt at OpenWrite was about “reflection and projection” but I found myself caught up in the classroom move I am making (for the first time, in many years), and the packing up of everything now.
Boxes, packed
with papers,
books, pens,
notes, plansIn August,
I hope to better
understand where
things have goneFor now, I’m on
the surface of
the mirror,
skating in the
rememberingNot yet
imagining the space
taking shape
only in my mind,
for some future time
Peace (in reflections),
Kevin
It’s the first few days of the five days of poetry prompts at Open Write. Here are my two poems.
The first (above) is a found poem from a graduation speech by author George Saunders, with the poem set against image by NASA.
The second (below) is a “duplex poem” where lines riff of each other.
And then the third (far below) is a poem inspired June Jordan’s “These Poems.”
Peace (and explorations),
Kevin
I went with some friends to a screening of a jazz music documentary on legendary Buster Williams (who played with many jazz greats) and it was a wonderful movie. It’s called Buster Williams: From Bass To Infinity.The director was there, explaining his approach and answering questions.
Williams comes across as a such a thoughtful, kind man, and musician. There were some animation sequences over his voice, telling his stories of early gigs with Sonny Stitt and Gene Ammons that were quite interesting, too.
Peace (and sound),
Kevin