A Gathering of Images

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

Poem: Skating In The Remembering

Twelve Sparkling Lights
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, plans

In August,
I hope to better
understand where
things have gone

For now, I’m on
the surface of
the mirror,
skating in the
remembering

Not yet
imagining the space
taking shape
only in my mind,
for some future time

Peace (in reflections),
Kevin

Open Write: June

Why Not Kinder?

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.”

In The Moment When Music Is MadeThese Poems

Peace (and explorations),
Kevin

Jazz Doc: Buster Williams

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

Assorted Poems

 
Savor The Soft Wind

I’ve been writing my morning poems with regularity. Quality, depends. Here are a few of those poems.

Spin Wildly

Mosquito Song

In Tidal Waters

Tree Grove Silence

Night Descends Slowly

Peace (and poems),
Kevin