ALLMAN in PARIS

All men seek Paris for something

like a memorable moment of life.

We men make noises about that moment

 and some of us make noise our tag.

No difference.

Windows into Self

You are looking at patterns,

things that one sees when

they tire while folding

and cutting and

shifting the shapes.

Such wonders these shapes 

and colors that come falling

on mirrors and windows

and closets and doors!

I know this boat is me;

and you, soul of my self,

are locked in the bow

of this flagship.

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A Tree

There is not much creative pride

to be milked from a photograph

"I think that I shall never see ..."

other than making the exposure which says

"look at the wonders in this beautiful world."

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man made tree, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC

click to enlarge

Red Poppi

I have hundreds of pictures of Poppi in my files. 

None of them seems to capture the reason why 

I cannot easily take my eyes off her.

I suspect this view of Poppi is as close as I can come

to articulating my obsession with her,

even as she shows me her backside.

click to enlarge

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Red Rebel

I don't do abstractions ... but, hey!

Red Mother

What's wrong with simple?

Rebel Flat

What's wrong with now?

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Tough Year

It has been a tough year for survivors.

All others have moved on.

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Beard of Oak

In the early Spring fallen oak pollen accumulates like giant defaced beards

and rolls across the driveway to meet me at the front door. 

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