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The Wake of Paris

Posted on December 27, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

These ruthless acts do more than further the divide between the nefarious and their victims. Still in the wake of yesterday’s Paris events, those of us who survived now risk becoming a venomous two-headed snake, striking at itself, while the … Continue reading →

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Love’s Earthly Tracing

Posted on December 27, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

My heart is a winding painted canyon, carved by my beloved. I followed her echo out to the ocean And below her surface I dove. I emptied myself into her depths, beneath the currents of unspoken worlds and breathless I … Continue reading →

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On Artists of All Mediums

Posted on December 26, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

It seems that inspiration resides in the interstitial space of aggregated thoughts. The indescribable essence of creativity that connects independent structures of the mind – no accidents happen within these hidden channels. Intentions echo through their hollow halls. Contemplative prayers … Continue reading →

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Weaving Friends

Posted on December 26, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

I felt the pounding below my feet lighten with my steps… running through suburbia on an unusually warm late fall day. As I moved along, I noticed next to me a single spiders web stretching a great distance between two … Continue reading →

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Instrumenting Beauty (#25wtT)

Posted on December 26, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

We cannot always capture beauty with our cameras; it’s often more captivating to absorb and become the beauty we hope to reveal through its instrumentation. tis nothing if not heardEmailTwitterFacebook0PrintGoogle

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Upon Further Reflection: Christmastime 2015

Posted on December 26, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

Upon further reflection… Christmas is not a holiday where a particular religion has been placed on the mantle of humankind, but rather one in which all humankind is placed at the foot of the mantle of God. Jesus said, “For … Continue reading →

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One religiosity among a succession of men

Posted on December 26, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

In this last month of 2015, much of the world has celebrated the birth of the Prophet Jesus and Prophet Muhammad – each respectively attributed with the message of Christianity and Islam. Yet neither came to establish a new religion; … Continue reading →

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al-Arabi Ponders Mevlana (Rumi)

Posted on December 18, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

Is there Art before the painting Is there Beauty before the face Is there Fear before the rattling saber …Pain before the thorn. Will you Die before you die Can you know the Essence before it’s manifest Will you Be … Continue reading →

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Words Leave a Trail

Posted on December 12, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

Words leave a trail laid by the vain wandering of a mind tormented by an unheard heart. Sure and silent signs that can never be followed back to where their meaning starts. Pure light hurtles through the cosmos Seeking certain intersections, That … Continue reading →

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The Outlands

Posted on December 8, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

The back country landscape is sliced open right down its center.  Panning left and right, I see things slipping by either side of me as I drive this truck through the outlands.  Imagine me; walking the trellis lengths of this winter vineyard, only … Continue reading →

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