In that Blurred State

---- in that blurred state

between asleep and awake when too many intake valves are open in the soul.

Like the terrestrial crust of the earth

which is proportionately ten times thinner than an eggshell, the skin of the soul

is a miracle of mutual pressures.

Millions of kilograms of force pounding up from the earth's core on the inside to meet

the cold air of the world and stop,

as we do, just in time. ----

(Anne Carson - Autobiography of Red

New Costume

found beneath the Neolithic buildiings

washed up by the last gale

the psychiatrist

The Sand before the Sea

the corrugated sand can

 be seen when the tide is

 out  just  before  the sea.

Cherubim & Seraphim

Nellie's Bottle of Gold

found at Stove in the

cupboard under the stairs

never used or shaken (yet )

S. Lucy's Day, Being the shortest day

'Tis the year's midnight, and the days,

Lucy's, who scarce seven hours herself unmasks

Donne

Sun Up Stove

As to the Bed's-feet

life is shrunk

The Doctors Decorations

the general balm th'hydroptic earth hath drunk

Donne's Nocturnal upon S.Lucy's Day

-------the world's whole sap is sunk-------

&

Weegee

children on the fire escape 1938

John Donne's Light Squibs

What is this Place

It has never looked like this before

In Brendan's Studio

orange on grey makes green

( its dark and stormy outside )

Under the Floor & Colour Chart

Eveline W Syme --- Belgian Street 1931

lino cut printed in

yellow ochre

red

light blue

and black

She lived in Australia, studied printing in Paris,

was said to be tall and elegant with an abrupt manner.

The Bay is Spectacular

Sun Up / Sun Doiwn

It feels like Winter

Planting Hyacinths / White Pearl

Winter

It

watersteps stoneskies windhouses

aircellars rainhearts sandbodies

cliffmouths riverstomachs icesexes

snowlungs coalbrains cloudfingers

saltnerves eartheyes heartache

( I.C.)

It's

Martin Ramirez / Courtyard

A stone rolls down from the mountains

Sisyphus pushes it up

A stone rolls down from the mountains

Sisyphus pushes it up

A stone rolls down from the mountains

Sisyphus pushes it up

Sisyphus sings:

A stone flies up over the mountains

( Inger Christensen )

Goose

Goose

As the Unruly Sun Comes Up

on a clear bright day

hooded crow is the Chimney King

until the Ravens come by

Going back to Egilsay

Saska and Peacock

And Vole

possibly an Orkney vole

but it's nose looks  a bit long

Dudley Somerville's Mouse Skin

found 

pressed

inside a Greek Bible on Rousay

(among a Shed full of books)

Watt ( more Birds )

We shall be here all night,

Be here all night shall we,

All night we shall be here,

Here all night we shall be,

One dark, one still, one breath,

Night here, here we, we night,

One fleeing, fleeing to rest,

One resting on the flight.

Brendan's Bird

drawn in Thailand ( 1986 )

WATT / Becket

 Now the day is over,

              Night is drawing nigh----igh,

       Shadows of the evening

Steal across the sky