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Ordinary Average Thoughts

Confounding expectations since 1963

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On the other side, past the line (a poem)

2017/01/05

Inspired by the background photo I used for the cover of …but for the thoughts running through my mind. Continue reading

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged ekphrastic, impressions, January 2017, photograph, poem, poetry. Bookmark the permalink.

Illusional (a poem)

2017/01/04

Inspired by a photograph by @helenina on ello. Continue reading

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged @helenina, close-up, ekphrastic, ello, face, illusions, impressions, January 2017, photograph, poem, poetry, reverie. Bookmark the permalink.

The plight of the insomniac (a poem)

2016/10/30

An ekphrastic poem, inspired by Peter Juvonen’s painting, Mexican Hat Dance.
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged colors, ekphrastic poem, impressions, October 2016, painting, poem, poetry. Bookmark the permalink.

Sensed, not seen (a poem)

2016/10/28

An ekphrastic poem, inspired by Peter Knox’s painting, Erolla.
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged colors, ekphrastic poem, impressions, October 2016, painting, poem, poetry. Bookmark the permalink.

Tumbling (a poem)

2016/09/05 — 2 Comments

Inspired by Tumblr feeds.
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged autumn, ekphrastic, feeds, images, impressions, poem, poetry, September 2016, Tumblr. Bookmark the permalink.

If you put the two together (a poem)

2016/08/20

Inspired by the hour glass and the dancer, by MiYoung Margolis, both currently hanging at VALA Art Center in Redmond…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged August 2016, combination, ekphrastic, images, imagined diptych, impressions, MiYoung Margolis, paintings, poem, poetry, the dancer, the hour glass. Bookmark the permalink.

Untitled ekphrastic (a poem)

2016/05/21

Written after seeing a painting of baby shoes on a pink background. Unfortunately, I know neither the title nor the name of the artist…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged appearance, artist notes, ekphrastic, fur directions, happy face, impressions, mask, May 2016, painting, poem, poetry, Scream, shoes, Twin Peaks references, verbless poem. Bookmark the permalink.

Day of the crescent moon (A poem)

2015/11/16

Impressions and images from a Sunday afternoon, written quickly…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged arrangements, clouds, images, impressions, line, moon, November 2015, offer, poem, poetry, rejection, scratches, stream of consciousness. Bookmark the permalink.

The things I write (a poem)

2015/07/30

It is getting rather hot here in the Pacific Northwest (91º F where I am), so here is something I wrote this morning, while it was still cool enough to think straight…

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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged body of work, delusions, devotions, impressions, July 2015, pages, pen, poem, poetry, scenarios, writing. Bookmark the permalink.

Stars and ladybugs (a poem)

2015/07/07

Written about a photograph of a woman participating in (I think) the Fremont Summer Solstice parade…
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This entry was posted in Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged impressions, July 2015, light, masque (mask), Parade, poem, poetry, radiance, walking, woman. Bookmark the permalink.

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