By December, only a few dots of color quiver in the landscape. Tethered like bouquets of miniature red balloons, rose hips strain against the faded browns and grays.
The photo was taken at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Cross River, NY, on 12/2/08.
I'm the author of Stirring the Mirror (2007) and Teaching Bones to Fly (2003), both from Bitter Oleander Press, and Domestic Weather (2004), winner of the 2003 Uccelli Press Chapbook Contest. My writing is anthologized in No Boundaries: Prose Poems by 24 American Poets, PP/FF: An Anthology, Graphic Poetry, Riverine: An Anthology of Hudson Valley Writers, and elsewhere. Additional author information and links to online work are in the sidebar. I'm also a visual artist. Except where otherwise noted, all art and photos are my work and may not be used without permission.
4/17/08: Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, NY, solo reading at 4:00 PM, free and open to the public
4/10/08: The Pedestal Magazine Poetry Reading featuring Edward Hirsch, with George Wallace, John Amen & CBK, West Side Y, The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, NYC, 8:00 PM
3/14/08: Hudson Valley Writers' Center Poetry Reading with Joshua Mehigan, Marc Straus & CBK, Second Friday Cafe, 7:30 PM
2/28/08: Artists' Salon: An Evening of Reading & Discussion with Riverine Authors, The Muddy Cup Coffee House, Poughkeepsie, NY, 8:00 PM
2/2/08: Stirring the Mirror Book Signing, Bound Off table, AWP Conference, NYC
1/12/08: Riverine Anthology Group Reading, Julia L. Butterfield Library, Cold Spring, NY
4 comments:
I love the idea of seeing them as tethered balloons. The berries seem particularly grand this year.
Why thank you, Spot! Somehow this fragment of the scenery looked a bit otherworldly.
Chris-- Like nature's ornaments! All best for the holiday season--and into 2009...
True, Pam ... same good wishes back to you.
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