Morning Rain Membrane

The water on the window

rolls down the long glass pane,

and taps against the barrier

of my peaceful morning.

Inside is dry and known,

the rain a membrane like a womb.

It beats irregular over the noise

creating space and clarity.

To be able to choose

to go to a room

with pouring rain an amenity

No silence, only raindrops

no noise, only rain

would be the ultimate luxury.

Excerpt Series inspired by Alejandro Cesarco

This series was created as a way to document moments of text that stand out in a body of work and tell their own story in a new context. A kind of copy and paste.

works inspired by artist Alejandro Cesarco, after a recent visit to his exhibit at le Plateau in Paris.

FROST

from The New Yorker February 10, 2014  

Bet The Farm: Robert Frost's turbulent apprenticeship.

 OA

From Harpers February 2014

The Oa: The pleasures and perils of whiskey by Colin McAdam

 from The New Yorker February 3, 2014  

Full Fathom Five: Derek Walcott's seascapes by Adam Kirsch

hard day's work

A hard day's work
Back bending
Feet Pressing
Into the sand
or into the grooves
worn into the deck of the boat.

Drag the catch in
pull in the ropes
the nets are tangled
by the fish inside

good day or bad it ends the same
Untangle
clean up
go home
Sleep deeply
if you can

tomorrow you'll be on your feet again

Great Big Blue

The Great Big blueness
around the little brown boat
was a carpet of ripples and waves and foam
concealing the world beneath

The wake of the little brown boat
left open a smooth passageway
into the great deep blue that expanded out below

The Great Big blue sky
reflected onto the ripples and waves and foam
the ocean disguised to resemble the
great big expanse of the open air above

the sky which is never ending and infinite
while the depth of the oceans are tangible
and defined by the earth's core

its shores are navigable and discovered
while the sky's beginning is as illusive as the horizon
and its territory is the final frontier

tower of inspiration

Jay O'Callahan: The Power of Storytelling

There is a lot of information here if you want to dig deep- or just listen and enjoy

Badlands

The badlands

Into the badlands the bad man ran

Hiding out from the hero’s of the lawless land

Canyon roads deep and narrow

Here the hawks eat the sparrow

Diving down to the depths of the ravines

Like the veins of his body

Pumping blood quickly, hotly

the system of trails branched away.

Deeper in he goes, more hidden, he knows

To evade capture and get away clean.

Kicks the sides of his horse

Thick skin but it hurts

The dust kicks up horseshoes a’ clicking

Seeing clouds up ahead

Through the rocks of dusty red

The sheriff looked up just in time.

Badge glints in the sun

Grit inscribed on his gun

His hat casting shadow o’er his eyes

He closed in on his man

Knowing time’s no one’s friend

with a rope wrangled him to the ground

one more vanquished bad man

in the long list of them

grit prevails with the sheriff around

Wintertime on A lake in Norway

four times per year

the provisions are delivered

four times a year 

once in dead cold

the roads are closed

and a boat's not an option

the lake is now ice

with a coating of snow

travel 'cross ice 

leaving tracks not to follow

they are a caution 

someone's passed here before

 

the sack on a sled

efficient and agile

at the start you say

I could have taken more

In the refuge oasis

 the island of tress

you can't stay too long

you feel safe, you won't leave

the wind may be biting

advance past the tree line

just think of arriving

on the far side

it seems too distant

with your heavy load

but you've done it before

knowing that's all you need

take the first step

where the ice isn't worn down

across to the clearing

with the old crooked tree

 

deliver the wares

warm up your feet

start plans for next time

prepare once again to leave 

thefashionlist Paris Womenswear 2012

The following is my coverage for the Fall Winter 2012/13 Paris runway shows and presentations for theFashionList

Issey Miyake

Amaya Arzuaga

Basil Soda

Peachoo Krejberg

Le Moine Tricote

Damir Doma

Steffie Christiaens

Clarisse Hieraix

Pascal Millet

Corrado de Biase

eeld

Allude

Jiki

Devastee

Azru Kaprol

Elie Saab