assiette, couteau et fourchette

this blog will retire

2011-01-01T11:22:00.000-08:00

as will 2010.

the year ends with a new born baby, death of a dear family friend, heart aches, heart mends, new friends, really great friends, France Voyage, good foods, meaningful work, finding the perfect blend of musicians, slow dances, booty shaking, creative spaces, clean sheets.

meet me at the finish line.the sun is shining!

2010-12-30T00:20:00.000-08:00

to understand
the lay of your hands
your hidden truths
that keep me from

mountains may recognize
a longing for desire
yet feel grounded
in comfort of knowing

2010-12-28T22:37:00.000-08:00

morphine
breathing room
to leave this space
this time
illusion of life

mom,
I could squeeze you for eternity
let you cry
hold my waist
salty tears
to taste

from the day I was born
the rasp of her voice lingered
like cigarette smoke
silouhette
her magnitude of love
sharing the appreciation for beauty
and laughter

afraid of clowns
death awaits
where there are no clowns
peace be with you.

caught up

2010-12-26T16:13:00.000-08:00

a minor place

2010-12-26T10:49:00.000-08:00

will stay behind with the New Year.

dents and mends

2010-12-24T09:30:00.001-08:00

none shall pass

2010-12-22T15:02:00.000-08:00

if only we were born with these buttons

baker.

2010-12-22T12:42:00.000-08:00

full moon baby.

2010-12-21T23:03:00.001-08:00

your eyes of december

2010-12-20T20:15:00.000-08:00

hope to remember
regardless of broken wings
there is light to be let in.

peek a boo.

2010-12-19T14:04:00.001-08:00

am I coasting along?

2010-12-19T11:29:00.000-08:00

slow and subtle

2010-12-18T21:28:00.000-08:00

bar taps
a crowds roar
subtle words
make for not so subtle
my cheeks sore

I'm Giving You On Count Of Three

2010-12-18T20:36:00.000-08:00

vintage patterns of floral
upright piano
and the trace of fingernails
engraved into your palm

whispers unnoticed
glances in the periphery
whiskey swaggers
tea cup stained by your lips
relinquish for a moment

solid

2010-12-18T16:33:00.000-08:00

literal lines

2010-12-18T16:16:00.000-08:00

wonh wonh

2010-12-15T20:22:00.000-08:00

the body breaks

2010-12-15T02:12:00.000-08:00

gasping for your mouth

2010-12-14T20:57:00.000-08:00

please tell me

2010-12-13T17:57:00.000-08:00

i'm going in the right direction.

answering machine

2010-12-13T17:56:00.000-08:00

Jonathon called
he is about to have a baby
and i'm pretty damn sure
it will be as beautiful as him.

monch series - part 1

2010-12-12T23:11:00.000-08:00

Lyon hangover
had to catch the train
6:30am and wanting to eat
breakfast in the sun.

st-sebastien, Spain

2010-12-12T23:05:00.000-08:00

courtship

2010-12-12T20:57:00.000-08:00

momentarily
digress

look forward - two

2010-12-12T14:28:00.001-08:00

this unfolds.

2010-12-09T08:27:00.001-08:00

coffee stains
around my eyes

2010-12-08T20:35:00.000-08:00

There comes a time
when a people got to do
what a people got to do

and when the stakes are
your land and your culture
losing is not an option

a people armed with the truth
are a people with conviction
that over-rides fear

a generation at a crossroad
chose to stand

-- Guujaaw, 2010

keep off the lawn

2010-12-07T14:46:00.000-08:00

at arms reach
burning rhythm
plays out in my head
beats, beets, break
rubber boots in the marsh
the smell of reasoning
for no better reason
than to let go
of the questioning

je te kiffe

2010-12-04T20:39:00.000-08:00

souvent je me demande si,
quand je pense a toi
l'univers te laisse savoir

picture her eyes under your skin

2010-12-04T20:26:00.000-08:00

it can be cleansing
sitting in the valley
surrounded by eagles, snow capped cascades
and loving parents
french tongue counting six as sex
witnessing a nephews first goal on ice
life's simple secrets
keeping to myself
treasured piece, in my pocket
thrift shop finds and egg nog cheers
as I grow older this landscape changes

après la pluie le beau temps.

2010-12-03T17:09:00.001-08:00

cast some light and it will be alright

2010-12-02T18:05:00.000-08:00

time is diastolic
space is the counting of days

hand at the wheel

2010-11-30T15:45:00.000-08:00

scene

2010-11-30T13:28:00.000-08:00

club lights
on your "flaming locks of auburn hair"
drew my eyes to the front of the room
looking away
to hold back
this poignant appreciation
that continues to dance
in the attic of my heart.

the future is bright.
as bright as the eternal sunshine of the spotless mind.

pigeons on a wire in the snow

2010-11-29T21:30:00.000-08:00

shades of grey

2010-11-28T14:16:00.000-08:00

I can relate.

easily distracted

2010-11-28T10:23:00.000-08:00

yet, I want to be held captive.

2010-11-26T20:59:00.000-08:00

typewriter typewriter
I'll type you letters
and keep them stashed in my dresser.

out of my character

2010-11-26T14:22:00.000-08:00

sleep
is a commodity

2010-11-21T13:16:00.000-08:00

for what it is worth.
let it go.

2010-11-19T21:17:00.000-08:00

resort back to my porcelain shell
like a helmet on the heart
wait until it is safe to come out.

depoliticize love.

2010-11-18T12:12:00.000-08:00

clarity is clouding.

that teenage feeling.

2010-11-18T11:38:00.000-08:00

"Sometimes I can't believe it. I'm moving past the feeling."

whatever could it be

2010-11-18T00:49:00.001-08:00

teach us not to fear

2010-11-17T23:54:00.000-08:00

2010-11-16T21:53:00.001-08:00

fleetwood mac had nothing on you
my ears ringing like a bell through the night.

2010-11-15T21:41:00.001-08:00

your voice carried
like birds in the springtime
nestled in the cherry blossom trees.

space between the brea(d)th we breathe.

as they say "the littlest birds sing the prettiest songs"

2010-11-15T21:01:00.001-08:00

metal against my teeth
familiarity is fleeting

sortie

2010-11-14T20:29:00.001-08:00

passing train
on time
patiently awaiting
the arrival

speak less speech less

2010-11-13T15:09:00.000-08:00

you said something

2010-11-12T14:44:00.000-08:00

and i got it.

les verbes.

2010-11-11T12:22:00.000-08:00

2010-11-10T00:01:00.000-08:00

much larger than.

2010-11-09T17:29:00.000-08:00

let the self go
hold no ego
as things are much bigger than
the idea of.

"abandon hope"
- Pema Chodron

2010-11-06T18:48:00.000-07:00

everybody has got to find sunshine.
everybody has got to learn sometime.

change your heart,
it will astound you.

2010-11-06T18:45:00.000-07:00

I locked you up to my heart
for safe keeping

do not love too long

2010-11-04T19:23:00.000-07:00

waste not

2010-11-04T18:42:00.000-07:00

time is of essence
happiness is even more so
we need to savor the moments in which we feel good
let it linger, soak into forms of memories
because really, as cliche as it sounds
life is too short for sadness

2010-11-04T18:41:00.001-07:00

land we can see for miles
dog could run away
and we'd watch him run until dusk

tall grass dies and winter brings in the cold
hibernate in our large coats with fur lining.

tightrope

2010-11-04T17:26:00.000-07:00

i want to feel you crawl into bed with me
slowly under the sheets
undress

i want to take you to the show
reach down
hold your hand

i want to make you dinner
feed you my love
garden greens

times two.

2010-10-30T08:43:00.001-07:00

justify
a just waste of time

2010-10-30T08:41:00.000-07:00

not even Stevie Nicks

spread

2010-10-28T17:29:00.000-07:00

spatial needs

asking for signs...

2010-10-28T17:23:00.000-07:00

and all I got was a illustrated hand drawing on a post reading
"let Jesus be the light"

new self in the streets

2010-10-28T08:12:00.000-07:00

marching bands played our song
my ears succumbed to the melody
one I recognized, freshly written
the crowds roared at the site of stripping down
our hearts exposed to the world
manage emotions, compartmentalize how we feel
nothing can explain it.

a sweet song
playing in our parade
illustrates my love for you
the low notes and beating drum
it draws me in
colors of sound.

2010-10-26T12:50:00.000-07:00

keeping secrets
on your pillow

2010-10-25T23:56:00.000-07:00

push me back
pull me in
leave it at that

2010-10-25T23:43:00.000-07:00

broke the sheets in
traced all the feathers on your back
lines, plumes, memorized
now exhausted, i'm yours. to keep.

hands at rest in my pocket
shifting change
I wait, smoke lingers
pace and tire intuitive thoughts
de-construct the notion
of imagining you with someone else.

2010-10-25T23:37:00.000-07:00

history
collection of memories
written in song
gone with the wind, rolling off my tongue

I could have kissed you forever
lied in bed, listened to the rain
you always hated the rain.
I could have kissed you forever
forgiving myself for trying
scared to let me in
you always had a reason.

herstory
never owed me anything
it owned me.

changes are more than meets the eye

2010-10-23T13:07:00.000-07:00

you dressed differently
the scent in the air changed
I was looking for something more
and answers to your soft spoken lies
the fool does always know more
than meets the eye.

pops and mom

2010-10-13T15:30:00.000-07:00

after thought.

2010-10-05T23:37:00.000-07:00

little waltz

2010-09-26T16:08:00.000-07:00

you led the way. one two-two, one two-two.
we knew how to dance, dry chapped hands clasped at the seams.

wants vs. needs

2010-09-23T20:59:00.000-07:00

Meat & Figs

2010-09-19T23:50:00.000-07:00

2010-09-19T10:04:00.000-07:00

some days I have to pull up my emotions
like slipping socks
bring them up to the knees
and hope they stay in place.

some days I want to live in a tree fort
and be young again.
have no concept of the hearts battles
and only ones of racing across the fields to the river.

trampolines, they launch us in the air
and freeze our bodies for seconds.

2010-09-16T16:37:00.000-07:00

I caught my reflection
in the corner of your eye.

2010-09-15T15:26:00.000-07:00

in elementary school i learned two things.
<
or
>

I always settled on =

fermé

2010-08-17T08:52:00.000-07:00

la porte est fermé
il ne reste plus d'espoir

dance and my feet will follow you

2010-08-17T08:49:00.000-07:00

if god had a name

2010-08-17T08:44:00.000-07:00

2010-08-16T15:33:00.000-07:00

simple.

2010-08-16T15:31:00.000-07:00

we go places for a reason
lose track of time
start to feel again
and it feels good.

2010-08-11T16:11:00.000-07:00

summer called,
hit the high way
under the suns gaze
jump into the lake
over the shoulder
reflections in the mirror
times we are having
I hope to multiply

everything that happens from now on

2010-08-11T15:29:00.000-07:00

miles to travel

Hannah Georgas

2010-08-11T13:42:00.000-07:00

2010-08-10T01:13:00.000-07:00

it is hard to imagine that in a couple weeks, this little guy will be moving to Edmonton with his other mom. a little devastating.

David + Julia

2010-08-10T01:02:00.000-07:00

some serious cuteness on behalf of two good friends of mine that just recently hitched on Galiano. Best wedding ever!

2010-05-17T00:03:00.000-07:00

long distance
love at a distance

one year

2010-05-16T23:57:00.000-07:00

Oaxaca and BC Elders

2010-05-16T23:52:00.000-07:00

2010-02-19T19:59:00.000-08:00

they will travel
they will dance

2010-01-22T01:30:00.000-08:00

clutter of words to muster
work into cells and coagulate into sentences
sofa to sit on and ponder
should I leave on my vintage bicycle
or sleep for days on a sailboat in the middle of the ocean

2010-01-22T01:22:00.000-08:00

cars were being built to last
drive fast and keep cool
riding down over train tracks
country side at my side
pedal below my feet
the red hair dances
like mosquitoes around its prey

ugly vases flower rays

2009-10-02T14:23:00.000-07:00

cyclist down

2009-10-02T14:20:00.000-07:00

hit the wide open

2009-10-02T14:12:00.000-07:00

this weather reminds me how last year I was on the road, touring the country, playing my heart out to rooms sometimes full and sometimes half empty

2009-09-21T15:54:00.000-07:00

margaree harbour.spoke with thunder

2009-09-21T15:51:00.000-07:00

cavernous hideout I wish I had on days like this

2009-09-21T15:46:00.000-07:00

live for the moment