Photographs by Arly: May 2010

Sunday, May 30, 2010

It's Amazing How Great Dancing Can Make You Feel

Home. 2009.

Saturday, May 29, 2010

On the First Try

Lake Mead. 2009.

On the First Try

I feel so lonely
and clutching my elbows in
toward my ribs doesn't ease
that (pathetic) tightening in my throat.

A puzzle has sat undone on my table
for two months now,
the figures fleshed out,
the grey-purple sky in pieces.

But they say the sun will shine
this long holiday weekend
and what more can I ask for?
My friends write and call, inquire.

Meanwhile, I want to drift away
into that world of soft yellow knowing
where someone cooks for you,
even when they're tired.

I want to know without asking
and not have to ask to be told
that love is mine for the taking for granted,
the reveling in, the wrapping around me like a blanket.

I know I haven't tried each piece
in each spot, but must I? Each one?
I am greedy for the thrill of selecting a single one
and carefully placing it in its home.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Tree in Shadow

Seattle. 2006.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Red-tipped Leaves

Malibu. 2008.

Maybe by posting pictures taken in warm, sunny weather, I'll encourage the current weather system to get it's fucking act together.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Birch

Camp. 2008.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Summer

Camp. 2006.

Cool grass. Hazy, long-lit evenings. Tendrils of hair sliding into the breeze. Melted chocolate that stays liquid for hours. Tanned skin, still holding the afternoon heat and the smell of the river.

A quieting of the mind. A place where ripples and song and branches bowing within the blue domed sky occupy errant thoughts, and keep us present, just here.