contrast is needed
to create dimension
in a painting
and in a meal the same
in the body
of what
is between
you and me
in a cup of coffee maybe
sunshine and danger
tender
in the dark
apples and onions
maple syrup and soy sauce
the way you make me angry
the way you fill me up

the
stolen moments
when chaos hits

be it good
be it bad

before
we pour
the alcohol

before the chance
to split

when we are all
just in it

together

in the transient pause

the freedom

in the moment
right
before

changing direction

without wanting

to make a new plan

but
when
being forced.

I spent
all the time
by myself
the tree branches
articulated
naked
the legs of
my pants
covered in mud
there was no rock and sway
just the silence
water frozen solid
moving
hand over foot

traveling erosion

I circled through the space
a cratered moon
with a bic lighter
without a song
a broken smile
only the miles
before me
and behind
me.

Friday in paradise
the marching band
is playing
up and down the
streets

you can hear
the misfits banging
pots and pans
from their camp
to match them

their timpani and snare

the sun is
strong-arming
the night

and with it
any dreams
that try to linger

I can smell the coffee in the windows
feel
the fat of sleep
around my eyes

- to the trenches

to the shower stalls
and the buttered bread
the work boots
the shirt/suits

and the
bus
stops

there is someone
lying
in
the
street.

My work IN GEORGIA! (where it's probably warmer)

***Above images from my series "Perhaps". 2008. Color photographs. 4"x6".

They are being shown in juried exhibition:

“All Small Redux"

In this time of downsizing, low returns, minimal output and small budgets, it is refreshing to celebrate the fabulous preciousness of the tiny.

Jurors are Lisa Alembik, Rachael Baldanza and Richard Gess, organizers of 2002’s “All Small.”

Feb. 12- March 22nd, 2009

@ the Dalton Gallery, Angnes Scott College

Decatur, GA

Feb 12 - 5-8p.m. Opening Reception.

March 4, 7 p.m. All Small Night of PerformanceAn evening of performances that are 60 seconds or less! Dance, song, performance art, poetry readings—most anything goes. Contact the gallery to sign up to perform.

Gallery Hours: M-F 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. S/S noon-4 p.m.404 471-5361 daltongallery@agnesscott.edu http://daltongallery.agnesscott.edu/

Entry is free and open to the public.

The Dalton Gallery is located in the Dana Fine Arts Building on the corner of S. McDonough and E. Dougherty streets.

Lisa Alembik, DirectorThe Dalton Gallery Agnes Scott College 141 E. College Ave.Decatur, GA 30030404 471-6244 p 404 471-5369 f www.agnesscott.edu http://daltongallery.agnesscott.edu/

The Dalton Gallery is a member of the Visual Arts Network of Atlanta (VANA) www.visualartsatlanta.com

When I wear the socks I wore to bed to work
I feel devious and sleepy
audaciously unkempt

knee high and red
soccer socks from the fourth grade

they're stained
with a history of victory
and losses

the next best thing
to barefoot

under my desk

naked ankles
and toes

lusting after
blisters

longing

to carry this body

for freedom

for open roads

or
at least
take me
back

to my

warm
worn
bed

back
home.

"Lookin' for Love"? - First Friday at Highwire Gallery in Philadelphia's Fishtown

***It's cold out -- go see some of my work! @ the Highwire Gallery. It'll warm your heart...and who knows, it's an opening with poetry, maybe you'll be able to pick somebody up.

"Lookin' for Love"@ HIGHWIRE GALLERYa juried show on the theme of love

Opening Reception First Friday, February 6th, 5-9 pm
with a special reading at 8:30 pm..."Four Poets in Love" featuring Adam Fieled, David Prater, Sarah Birl and Paul Siegell.

show runs February 6 through March 1, 2009
Th 12-4, Fri 3-7, Sat & Sun 12-5

HIGHWIRE GALLERY
2040 Frankford Ave, 19125
215.426.2685http://www.highwiregallery.com/