On the Outer Banks of North Carolina
I keep the cigar lit
long enough to feel dangerous.
The whiskey glows
like a small sunset
I can hold.
But when the glass is empty
and the scene is still there,
I know—
it was always theater.
— kenne
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Props, Not A Habit Leave a comment
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The Shoreline — Photo-artistry by kenne
They are in me, in my speechless
life of barrier beach
As it lies open
to the night, out there.
…
There is no out there.
All is open.
Open water. Open I.
…
On the edge of the moment that is now the center
From the open sea.
— from The Outer Banks by Muriel Rukeyser
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Breaking With Tradition Leave a comment
Nags Head Outer Banks, NC — Image by kenne
You must be in tune with the times and prepared to break with tradition.
— James Agee
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Boats At The Dock — Photo-Artistry by kenne
all along the dockside
the silent city says
I’m only sleeping
a necklace of pearls
stretched along the waterside
as morning breaks
as if all has stopped
the world holding its breath
to watch the sunrise
— from The Dock by Lea Knowles
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Ghost Of The Shore 2 comments
Ghost of The Shore — Photo-Artistry by kenne
The ghost of fishing
Appears at the end of day
Sound of waves lapping.
— kenne
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Cape Hatteras Light Station 1 comment
Cape Hatteras Light Station (04/08/07) — Photo-Artistry by kenne
“While rises in the west the coastwise range,
slowly the hushed land —
Combustion at the astral core — the dorsal change
Of energy — convulsive shift of sand …
But we, who round the capes, the promontories
Where strange tongues vary messages of surf
Below grey citadels, repeating to the stars
The ancient names — return home to our own
Hearths, there to eat an apple and recall
The songs that gypsies dealt us at Marseille
Or how the priests walked — slowly through Bombay —
Or to read you, Walt, — knowing us in thrall”
— from 4. Cape Hatteras by Hart Crane
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Daughter And Dad On A Rainbow Day 1 comment
“Daughter And Dad On A Rainbow Day” (Hannah & Jason Morris — Outer Backs 06/07/13) — Image by kenne
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Storm Fence — Image by kenne
Today the sea is calm.
Shadows move on the sand.
Tonight the winds blow.
The moon on the water.
Moon beneath the winds.
Stars stay on the night.
— kenne
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Outer Banks Sunset 2 comments
Outer Banks Sunset — Photo-Artistry by kenne
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Outer Banks Sunset — Photo-Artistry by kenne
We walk the shoreline
Meditating on our life
Blinded by the light.
— kenne
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To Make Soft . . . Leave a comment
Photo-Artistry by kenne
To Make Soft . . .
Words,
words have feelings
Feelings,
feelings are everything
Struggling,
struggling to share feelings
Placing,
placing petitions of desire
Door,
door of your heart
Shut,
shut not the door
Love,
love will concur
Scorn,
scorn not what we do
Looking,
looking for peace of mind
Truth,
truth will set us free
Explaining,
explaining not what is real
Complicated,
complicated for the weak
Knowing,
knowing not our time to go
Lifetime,
lifetime is no time at all
— kenne
