for the soft and murky forms in the silence of the dark
the apostles of the night
the winged and pawed and taloned and clawed
as they blaze their dusky trails on powdered scales and padded feet
for the limited
soft
language
of their eyes and wings
their tenderly rendered commitments written in the ancient lexicon of light:
to the stars
to the moon
to the black gardens where they cry their tears (don’t sleep don’t sleep
stay awake with me until dawn)
to the short and teetering span of their lives
guided by the low and looping rise of night
the lighter side of distant upturned stones
the intuitive hearts
to their cocked antennae
tide streaming
trade wind riding
desperate souls
to their steady navigation
their confusion
their death by candle
their birth by fire
to their mastery of blundering flight on thin
paper
wings
to the adaptations of the compass in their soft
young
bones
to their thrumming flight apparatus bearing
them
carefully
home
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Now in the shop.
Foiled again!!! In awe of these beauties and would have swooped in for one- dang. 🙂
Fear not! I have another handful of these beauties I’m working on but I had to shut the studio down and begin packing — I’ll finish them up once I have the studio space set up in WA once more!
Love you for wanting one of these.
X
And I meant to apologize for the late preview here. By the time I got this post up, pretty much everything was sold. I tried for the better part of an hour to get my images loaded for this post but there was some kind of glitch with the systems…
I’ll do better next time.
intuitive hearts.
papery wings.
thrumming flight.
all so very perfect.
especially the photos.
x
I’m so excited to hear that there are more of these beauties in the making!! Love!! No worries about listing snafus- I’ll be vigilant for the next round. 🙂
I’ll be thinking of you all and sending big love your way as you pack up your beloved Pocatello home- I’ve enjoyed getting to know that place through you. Not just know it, but long to visit it and stand in reverence to the land. xoxo
Wow ….that was quick….I didn’t have time to see anything in your shop again!!! (I think it is simply fabulous for you)
Have a good trip, a very very very good trip.
Sublime….all of it!…xo
You are a poet! Not that it’s a surprise, or anything, but that poem, read aloud, (which I think is how all poetry should be read, whenever possible. Something about the physical connections we create when we speak the words, rather than just scanning our eyes over them, deepens their meaning, makes you not only read, but LISTEN) was spectacular. Beautiful. It’s nice to see you more active in this space again- I’ve missed your writing!
Love and long summer evenings-
Beth
ps- I’ve hardly taken my new ring off since it arrived!! So many compliments. Such glorious heft. I’m smitten.
What a talent you have.
What a beautiful piece of writing! After reading the first few lines I had to continue reading aloud and then just noticed what Beth had said. Thank you so much – kiitos!
Absolutely stunning! Your amazing creativity shines through in these pieces! Beautiful! xo
Swooning over here! The words, the jewelry, the photos, your hair! All so very swoon worthy!!