-The following first appeared (with a varied spread of pictures) in The Floyd Press on September 6, 2018. The theme of the 7th annual Floyd Yoga Jam, “Illumination,” was incorporated into the festival’s opening ceremony midday on Friday, August 31. Facilitated by ceremonialist/herbalist Katherine Chantal it incorporated Acro Yogis in poses, the lighting of lanterns, […]
Like a maestro conducting three networks at once I flip discordant channels looking for escape Soundbites break skin What isn’t said blares loudly I watch the burning house with people inside it They show engulfed bodies then move to feel-good fluff while the warden tries to convince me the firefighters are the enemy ________Colleen Redman […]
The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on August 9, 2008. It was a perfect day for Plein Air (painting outdoors) after several days of rain. Floyd artists Marsha Slopey Paulekas and Joli Ayn Wood set up along the Blue Ridge Parkway to enjoy the free expression practice made popular by the French Impressionists […]
1. “Is it gonna rain?” 2. The picture above was taken at Floyd Yoga Jam, where we had some torrential downpours, but more sunshine than rain over the long Labor Day weekend. It’s actually a hacky sack that they’re waiting to see fall. 3. My grandsons were Super Hero campers at the Yoga Jam. And not only […]
________Wordless Wednesday
The days of life scatter like the goldfinch on Woods Gap Road The closer I get the faster they go like years escaped from time constraints with a fleeting beauty that I can’t see up close Rising from the roadsides they leave me in their dust They fly from my heart like children who have […]
