Where I Am
I didn't go as far
as I had planned.
I thought the wind
would be strong.
I was wrong.
Time to let go
of the plan
and grow where I am.
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Showing posts with label Milkweed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Milkweed. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Where I Am
I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Grow in the Stillness
Grow in the Stillness
Sometimes, I don't go far.
The wind behind me dies down.
I don't worry.
I will grow in the stillness.
Links
Buttonwood Art Space Artist Profile-View My Art
Ekphrasis and Photography: An Interview With Michelle Pond
Tangled Roots Multicultural Exhibition August 20-September 30 InterUrban Arthouse
VALA Gallery Presents: Convergence September 1-October 1
Riverfront Readings Video-Michelle Pond, Divya Ramesh, Chloe Wagner June 11
Veterans' Voices Summer 2021
Resilience, Reflection, Rebuilding Catalog
I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Potential
Potential
I have not
fully come
to life, but
I have more
than a start.
Enough blooms
to catch the
eye, but still
more to open.
Who knows?
They may be
the best of all.
Links
I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Collateral Damage
Collateral Damage
The milkweed beetle
doesn't damage its host.
It eats the seeds,
cuts down the number
of new plants,
diminishes the
food supply of
the monarchs.
The destruction
comes in the loss
of what could have been.
Do you observe nature then write about what you see?
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I am a poet and photographer who likes sports, jazz and art inspired by other art. I served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the early 1970's and was assigned to the Computer Sciences School in Quantico, VA. I have published a chapbook of grief poems, I Keep You with Me. My work also has appeared in publications such as Thorny Locust Magazine, core. zine,The Enigmatist, Veterans' Voices and Kansas Time + Place An Anthology of Heartland Poetry. My visual art pieces combine poetry and photographs, and have been most recently displayed at InterUrban ArtHouse, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Buttonwood Art Space, and The Smalter Gallery.
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