so long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye!

yesss! i finished round 6 of 30/30 (a poem a day) today! i honestly did not expect to make it this time, it was a bit tough at times. most of the poems were part of the greek letter series, with a few haiga / photo-poems thrown in on days when nothing else would come.

that series, the secret meanings of greek letters, is now done, too. i wrote the 24th poem, omega, this afternoon. now some revisions are in order, and then i'll try and find a publisher for a chapbook.

the secret meanings of greek letters: omega (Ω ω)

an eye looks down at the earth. six days pass,
tall trees shed their cloaks, a creek mates
with cold air, withdraws beneath thin ice.

a hand points at a puzzle. two prayers form
on untrained lips: one for the missing piece,
one for protection from all things complete.

toes draw in wet sand: seven circles, seven
sheep staring out to sea. its lopsided face gives
nothing away, its mouth won't speak of graves.

an eye looks up at the sky. it says to you, in
a language of shadow and light: there will be
no darkness behind a door closed until dawn.

this is the last blog entry for a while. sepp and i are picking up our rental car tomorrow around 1pm and driving south. the weather - which has been horrible since that heatwave ended - seems to be improving. we'll stop at my parents' tomorrow and take it from there. the plan is to conquer a few mountains in the area (carinthia, salzburg, east tyrol) and visit our friend alex in south tyrol, and manfred and his family near graz on our way back. if the weather is no good, we will drive south to croatia. we'll be back on 31 august, and i'm sure there will be a few stories to tell and some pictures to share.

have a great time, i hope the sun will shine for you!

song of the day: suzanne vega - tom's diner