Monthly Archives: June 2015

life spans – June 11

Posted on June 12, 2015 by landl30

6.11.2015 trees have life spans branches needing lopping, crowns needing topping so the buzz crunch comes, sawing, downing, trimming, seeding. I wonder if it knows or feels or misses what has gone or is the pull of … Continue reading →

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waiting – June 9

Posted on June 10, 2015 by landl30

6.9.2015 waiting on a son late at night waiting for a time to make the flight waiting, waiting. fatherhood’s plight. ————————–

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exuberance – June 6

Posted on June 9, 2015 by landl30

6.6.2015 the grasses have taken over wood pine and buckthorn thistle and wild weed exuberant witness to life’s every flow upward and outward pushing and calling yelling in silence our rooting’s below. sun come and rain wash … Continue reading →

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two funerals – June 5

Posted on June 7, 2015 by landl30

6.5.2015 two funerals four families age being no barrier to lives passing on we gather in church telling stories from Jesus and stories from lifetimes that mean that we care we gather and notice we gather and mark … Continue reading →

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pots of gold – June 4

Posted on June 6, 2015 by landl30

6.4.2015 fine mist sprays a turn of head and the arc of sky opens rainbow above the trees down into laval scrub it sings of pots of gold. ————–

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empty rooms – June 3

Posted on June 5, 2015 by landl30

6.3.2015 I walked into the airport bathroom and there was blood all around, dripping still fresh, pooling below the fixtures. I turned to see if you were still there, had hidden, or fallen and I stepped to the … Continue reading →

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prophecy climates part 2 – June 2

Posted on June 1, 2015 by landl30

6.2.2015 Isaiah, Jeremiah, Amos told us. IF you persist in this path, THIS is what will happen. the Lord speaks to us now through prophets in white coats and lab aprons who may or may not know for … Continue reading →

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