Poem "Illustrious for Brief Moments"
Illustrious for Brief Moments
Today is another chance
to be fully alive,
present in the What
Is — the light and dark embodied,
the movement from dreaming
to waking dreams — all of it
the same mysterious fabric.
Illustrious for Brief Moments
Today is another chance
to be fully alive,
present in the What
Is — the light and dark embodied,
the movement from dreaming
to waking dreams — all of it
the same mysterious fabric.
Sunrise — Juncos feast at the feeder
cheerful in the chill white,
light lands on feathers and drifts,
on me at my writing desk,
on you, somewhere —
Webs of distance
I won’t write about longing ever again.
I have already wandered that endless path,
followed it to the distant most planets.
I am here, not there, not anywhere else.
I exist inside the silk lining
of pockets of snow, softly
elevating me and the winter birds
far far from our summer selves,
stillness, seeds and scattered
words become
dream food.
We are held aloft — illustrious — for brief moments
before our feet sink through
to the solid, frozen earth,
dark matter, the underworld
that will once again
birth us at
sunrise —
Renee Podunovich, from the chapbook “Illustrious for Brief Moments” (Finishing Line Press, 2021)
Exhibit Extended!! First Exhibit of "Paper Wings" Letterpress Artist Prints and Hand-bound Manuscripts at Turquoise Raven Gallery, Cortez, CO thru 12/6/21
The first exhibit of “Paper Wings” is up from Thursday, November 18th through Tuesday, November 30th, 2021 at The Turquoise Raven Gallery in lovely Cortez, CO.
The first exhibit of “Paper Wings” has been extended and will be up from Thursday, Nov. 18th through Sunday Dec. 6th, 2021 at The Turquoise Raven Gallery in lovely Cortez, CO.
Come and view this extraordinary project which is an example of history, craftsmanship, persistence, attention to detail, and artistry. This collaborative project with artist Sonja Horoshko was completed over 14 months during 2019-2020.
This was our first showing for the project since the pandemic delayed our efforts. The “Vernissage” and Artists Talk went well and we look forward to a few other upcoming exhibits next year.