Thursday, December 31, 2009

thursday 31 december

midnight fireworks —
the sky is supposed to clear
for the blue moon

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

wednesday 30 december

winter walk
my breath
fogs up the view

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

tuesday 29 december

bare branches
with snowberries
a game
of connect-the-dots

Monday, December 28, 2009

monday 28 december

O Night...

thoughts touching

And Hearts tangling,

stretching

once more
connected


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Today's OED word of the day that was the basis for the erasure poem is 'tenter.'

Sunday, December 27, 2009

sunday 27 december

late december sun
casting long shadows
at noon

Saturday, December 26, 2009

saturday 26 december

december sunshine —
next to frost-blackened leaves
snowberries gleam

Friday, December 25, 2009

friday 25 december

december sunshine
in Seattle the only
gift required

Thursday, December 24, 2009

thursday 24 december

creeksong
in sunshine
a perfect
Christmas carol

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

wednesday 23 december

                   endings
beginnings endings
                          be

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

tuesday 22 december

the wind
&
white
feathers

for getting earth

in the
Wild
holy places.

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Today's OED word of the day for the erasure poem was 'pill.'

Monday, December 21, 2009

monday 21 december

first winter night —
the waxing crescent moon holds
all the light there is

Sunday, December 20, 2009

sunday 20 december

alabaster
stars

Compelling a
contemplation of
desire

or perhaps
Hope

…there's no way of telling


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On this remarkable 60° day, the OED word of the day for this erasure poem was 'zoned.'

Saturday, December 19, 2009

saturday 19 december

december mist —
once again the world
is flat

friday 18 december

three ladies laughing
about the same decibels
as the crows cawing

Thursday, December 17, 2009

thursday 17 december

"How are you?"
"Not as good as you, " I smile,
seeing the joint passed

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

wednesday 16 december

A North-window is best for
Verse &
rain

the silvery rafters of
cloud

like a long, low
Notion of the vast Extensiveness of

(No one knows for certain)

Love

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The OED word of the day is 'cellar.'

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

tuesday 15 december

sprinkles —
even the word tastes happy
in your mouth

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This 'industrial strength' collection of every sprinkle color you could want is at the Sugar Rush Baking Co. Their mini cupcakes are too sweet for words.

Monday, December 14, 2009

monday 14 december

A place
itself alone, in
gloomy-mountain'd

woods.

Haven't you a fancy for that

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The OED word of the day is mere - the verb! That was a new one on me. In case you're curious: To mark out (land) as regards its boundaries.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

sunday 13 december

creaking wood floors —
the labyrinthine bookstore
busy too late

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Today's Seattle Sketchcrawl was at Elliott Bay Book Co., one of no doubt many "tributes" to come, as it prepares to move out of Pioneer Square in March. Seattle book lovers warily await its reincarnation in an old Ford dealership on Capital Hill next spring.

What better place to sketch than the Travel Loft?

Saturday, December 12, 2009

saturday 12 december

mid-december
afternoon sun creates
a zebra crossing

Friday, December 11, 2009

friday 11 december

scraggly weeds
given in love —
crimson bouquet


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There you have it: the 16th century Mexican legend of poinsettias in 11 syllables.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

thursday 10 december

crossing
( in various senses)

from autumn to winter

the mysterious

(How Far can you Go? )
may
comfort

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Today's erasure poem again courtesy of the OED word of the day: transit. (I tried one yesterday, but give me a break: probiotic!?!?)

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

wednesday 9 december

creeksong
shatters the stillness

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

tuesday 8 december

20 degrees —
the Michelin Men
have invaded

Monday, December 7, 2009

monday 7 december

wood and metal
unlabeled sculpture
stands in the bay

Sunday, December 6, 2009

sunday 6 december


thirty-four degrees —
the forced abstraction of
drawing with gloves on

Saturday, December 5, 2009

saturday 5 december

drawing jam --
jockeying for easel space
near the nude model


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Today was the 10th Annual Drawing Jam at Gage Academy. Last year 1,000 people came to draw, paint, sculpt and print with live models, music and food from 10am to 10pm. Had to have been at least that many today. It was a crazy scene!

Friday, December 4, 2009

friday 4 december

december —
sinking deep
into the earth

Thursday, December 3, 2009

thursday 3 december

sun salutations
on a crystal clear
December day

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

wednesday 2 december

in the rosy dawn
the moon doesn't set so much
as it dissolves

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

tuesday 1 december

still a thrill after
seven hundred instances —
full moon rising

Monday, November 30, 2009

monday 30 november

The whole question of the date is difficult.

hope mixed with Evening
a blessed absence

It is not simply November.

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This erasure is again from the OED. The word of the day is tartan.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

sunday 29 november

wooden bridge
muted
footsteps
(almost) laughter

In honor of the 100th day of this blog, an erasure poem (a form I learned from Jen Bervin at a recent Seattle Center for Book Arts workshop) from today's OED word of the day: mute.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

saturday 28 november

a tiny stream
laughing its way
down the hillside

Friday, November 27, 2009

friday 27 november


late november —
under a big blue sky
seeing double

Thursday, November 26, 2009

thursday 26 november

Happy Thanksgiving
to family, friends,
followers ... and you lurkers too!

Sketched in the romantically named Park T-107, along the Duwamish River (I'm gonna have to speak with Seattle Parks & Rec...).

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

wednesday 25 november

along the road
blackberry bushes
have lost their sting

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

tuesday 24 november

late autumn gold —
framing by mother nature

Monday, November 23, 2009

monday 23 november

wondering if
Calder walked a lot
in late November

Sunday, November 22, 2009

sunday 22 november

november creek
sculpting rock

Saturday, November 21, 2009

saturday 21 november


under glass —
Shanghai chrysanthemums
with poetry names

Right inside the door of the conservatory were off-white mums with pale rose tips. Their name was translated: cherry blossoms under the silver moonlight

Friday, November 20, 2009

friday 20 november

layered landscape —
november glazed over
october gold

Thursday, November 19, 2009

thursday 19 november

if in the silence
you can stand still long enough
the song begins again

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

wednesday 18 november

under the bridge
a pot of gold —
november maple

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

tuesday 17 november

dilated eyes
watching the clouds roll in
with profound relief

Monday, November 16, 2009

monday 16 november

cold november wind
the crows fight
to maintain their perch

Sunday, November 15, 2009

sunday 15 november

november —
"bad" weather for a walk
is just a label

Saturday, November 14, 2009

saturday 14 november


mid-november
bristle brush skyline

Friday, November 13, 2009

friday 13 november

on a dark day
a ray of sunshine stripes
the horizon white

Thursday, November 12, 2009

thursday 12 november

per capita
the most sunglasses are sold
in Seattle