One of my favorite pictures - found on a flash drive - Halloween 2004

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Cherub Dancers - Fall 2004 - Shy and Nequa

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Droplets streaming from Shanequa's hair with shadows too - 5/28/06

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Wild Girl - second day in the pool this year

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Rhodies - buds and closeups

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Green Copper

Technically it is an oxidation
a patina of green over the
pure metal beneath
some would argue
a mere fact of the aging process

The green is the soul
the anima
the living skin
over the sculpted and cast face or body
capturing the spark of life
within the subject,
the reason for its existence

Have you seen this truth
when you have looked
at the living statues
clothed in green copper?

5/28/06 11:15pm




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Boldness of the Spirit

Four books of sheep,
timid, unsure followers
fearful and obtuse about the incredible journey
their role, these fishers of men
the first to hear the master’s voice,
the good shepherd, the narrow gate,
the light of salvation
Lifted by tongues of fire
infused with power
emboldened with the will to speak,
to bear witness
with new-found wisdom
and backbone of the Spirit
coursing through their veins
transforming sheep to shepherds
followers into disciples
Boldly proclaiming the Good News
to the ends of the world
inexplicably, without hindrance
Continued by each new generation
in its own terms, in its own time
for us in this place


5/28/06 8:51pm
Acts 2:1-36 and 4:8-31
Pentecost and the bold preaching of the original disciples


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A Pillar of Fire

Angry, oooh were they angry …
bursting, flying out of that hole,
next to the foundation
by the lilac bush
after he lit the gasoline.
A Pillar of Fire,
or more of a swarm
on fire
A cloud of flaming bees
charging at us, like in a cartoon
as we dropped the gas can, the bucket
and ran out into the yard
A failed attempt to rid ourselves
of the nest in the ground
by their bedroom window
Back to the drawing board
and some equally dangerous scheme
to show we can outsmart the bees,
which wasn’t looking good so far,
after the water in the basement,
the stings trying to cover the hole
and the pillar of fire

5/22/06 10:35pm


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