Secret Vespers » death

Skeleton & Crane

Somerled — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:00:00 +0000

I can’t always think of things to say. So we’ll try something else. What does this picture make you think of? Or, just tell me about your day.

Perfumed Bird At 120

Somerled — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000

This is the third in a series of three images beginning at: http://secretvespers.com/2009/11/06/perfumed-bird-at-100/. Have you ever forgotten yourself in love?

Perfumed Bird At 110

Somerled — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000

This is the second in a series of three images beginning at: http://secretvespers.com/2009/11/06/perfumed-bird-at-100/. Creatures that do not reproduce might as well live forever; what do you make of the connection between love and death?

Perfumed Bird At 100

Somerled — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000

This is the first in a series of three images, each of the same origami dove, at increasing contrast. Have you ever seen a dog roll around in something dead? It turns out that that smell, as disgusting as it is, is also fascinating.

Tiny Moments

Somerled — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:00:00 +0000

If they ever do figure out once and for all what makes us exist and experience that existence uniquely, and if we read that explanation and nod and shrug and it makes total sense and we can even grasp it intuitively, it’s still going to be mind-blowing when that mysterious sensation of it chases everything else out of mind for a tiny moment, a sensation impossible to hold on to.

If you were on one of those floating cubes, what would you be doing, how would you be balanced?

Ribbon Poetry

Somerled — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0000

If you think a poet might be in it for the love of their own voice, you might be right. Which borrowed “causes” do you find the most offensive for bad writers, politicians, and other public figures to take up?

Space I Filled

Somerled — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0000

The text for this installment is taken from a poem in a series I am writing about (or from) pets.

What do you think about the relationship between creation and death? Does an awareness of death drive artists to create more urgent, more honest work?

Pull Sweetly

Somerled — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Have you ever watched someone or something get carried away from you?

Dandelions

Somerled — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:05:35 +0000

The dandelions flower, and for a few days their spores are like snow. The air is smelling crisp, sometimes you can sense the winter coming. Summer is ending. Is this the autumn of our species?

Used to Be

Somerled — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:05:56 +0000

I hope you were given flowers recently, and that you love their smell as they cling desperately to their last shreds of life. All kidding aside, what do you do with flowers you are given?