Monthly Archives: January 2016

different takings – January 13

Posted on January 15, 2016 by landl30

1.13.2016 young faces show different takings on how life works.   when did we come to mix and match genders   as if they were social constructs instead of givens.   biology seems to have gone lost along the way. … Continue reading →

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grown men with bibles – January 12

Posted on January 13, 2016 by landl30

1.12.2106 grown men with bibles   wrestle with whether god is needed.   and yet there they are   working with the word. ————–                                 … Continue reading →

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orange mists – January 10

Posted on January 10, 2016 by landl30

1.10.2016 orange mists blow off above frigid swirling morning waters   like the hand of creation moving across the deep. ============

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a writing day – January 8

Posted on January 9, 2016 by landl30

1.8.2016 a writing day stuck to the chair   fingers on the keyboard unaware   of any time to be off   ideas floating constant ahead.   no rest until done   a writing day ended only   by son. … Continue reading →

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winding road north – January 7

Posted on January 8, 2016 by landl30

1.7.2016 winding road north along gitchi-gami through trails and tales of years gone by   salted fish, potato cooked simple salt, pepper a touch, and water from the lake   unfiltered like the sound off the shoreline, winds strong over … Continue reading →

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when the bus hits you – January 6

Posted on January 7, 2016 by landl30

1.6.2015 What do you have to bring to the table when the bus hits you   or the wind drops or the bough breaks of the sails ebb   what sustains you when the rest is gone. ————–

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performance fatigue – January 4

Posted on January 5, 2016 by landl30

1.4.2016 one more prep to write and tout   one more plane to fly on out   one more talk to shout about.   performance fatigue. ============== a day at home without a step out to store work or office … Continue reading →

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diamond sparkles – January 2

Posted on January 5, 2016 by landl30

1.2.2016 diamond sparkles off snow so bright I have to turn my head   clarity, focus, breath tight up within the throat   morning in north lands as meant to be.   beautiful. =============

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old wire – January 1

Posted on January 3, 2016 by landl30

1.1.2016 just there, through the brush at pathside, the strands of old wire   barbed, strung low, covered most now by braken and bush down   by deer, elk, others, trod over by what was meant to be kept out … Continue reading →

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goodbye ol’ paint – December 31

Posted on January 2, 2016 by landl30

12.31.2015 Where did they ride to those heroes of our dreams   Hoppy, Roy, Gene and Ken Tex and Lash and Dean.   We wandered off our story changed the frontier changed and gleaned   We left old hope to … Continue reading →

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