Tag: writing
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an antique desk that represents moving on
it’s not even cold in hereit’s bereavement to a widow fourth oversomething placid and refinedmy body aches like the wood in the antique desk she lent to mebefore he dieddoes she know it’s herebaking in the sunwhere the arguments of petty rivalries outlast the peace of pestilence
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writing ‘silhouette’
to start this off let me explain one of my favorite, and shortest, poems from 2017. around this time i was dating my now wife, Tanya. our relationship was tough and under the natural strain of distance. because of this, a lot of my writing in 2017 comes from a place of regret and longing.…
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photography by Franco Fontana
here are some of my favorite photos from Italian photographer, Franco Fontana: franco fontana turns landscape shots into something that feels more like a matte painting with vibrant oily pastels and he does this by utilizing what he calls the concept of line. basically he has posited that the relationship of geometry and color is…
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writing ‘Ecce Homō’
read Ecce Homō here sometime in 2016 i dove pretty deep into studying Flemish and Netherlandish paintings. while studying, i noticed a similarity in the composition of these paintings and my method of writing. the painting in this post is by the Brunswick Monogrammist, an anonymous painter accredited to several paintings which depicted Biblical events…
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photography by Michiko Chiyoda
Michiko Chiyoda is a force that i look to as a near perfect example of the honesty needed for pure expressionism. her most recent collection “Starting a New Journey” captures the process of grief and the introspection that comes with the loss of a loved one. Chiyoda shared the story that brought about this collection…
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writing ‘effort’
read effort here anytime i’m confronted with a piece of art that has an affect on me i try to write about it or at least think about it. i think this is something everyone should do. when i watch a movie i take notes. or if i like an album, i buy the record…
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what a beautiful refrain
so let’s take it all apartyou figured it was at the starti spent several years behind the wakeit was rough for just a namesake aaaaaaaaand OH!we’re past the snowmy chest is covered i don’t mean to pull alarmsit was richer then to play a partso i’ll tell you where the cadence endswatch a feather fallin’…
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the lent between ocean and shore
i’ve got enough for youi’ve got it silencedi’m by the water remember that lying ahead?you passed insteadonto the water i was scatterin’i was breaking apartand when the color came at once i ran into the heart there’s no belaborin’ into the water
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i’ve got you on my mind, giver _ 2
_ no. 2i’ve got you on my mind, giver i’ve got you insidei made sure to keep you closei’ve got a heavy mindi can’t tell you where it goes i said it’s blue and redsaid i’ve been living like a fool mightdon’t tell me how to fix it upif it’s chrome then it’ll floatif it’s…
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