Repose

I live in a city of hustle and bustle, chaos, movement, GO!-GO!-GO!, concrete, distractions, “The nexCRRSHH is CRRSHHH Street,” cabs, triple shot espressos, cockroaches, traffic lights, HONK-HONNNNNNNK, blocks, avenues, “Hey grrrl! TSK, Damn sexy! Why don’t you smile!?,” buses, litter, rats, and creation. The city lives, breathes, and grows; a creature brought to life by the pedestrians and traffic pouring continuously through its street veins.   And then the…

Interaction

“Hello?”

Spring In Brooklyn

Spring in Brooklyn Is a story of colors and contrast Where nature and design collide Displaying life anew.

Do You Remember Playing?

“O men, grown sick with toil and care, Leave for awhile the crowded mart; O women, sinking with despair, Weary of limb and faint of heart, Forget your years to-day and come As children back to childhood’s house.” Phoebe Cary

Noir #9

Today my wonderful partner and I are celebrating nine years together. How time flies! As he does most years, he has proudly grown out his beard for the last 7-8 months of fall and winter. He asked me to take a “Noir” photo of him before he goes for a “spring cleaning” shave. Here’s to you, handsome. Still the love of my life after…

Destroy, Overcome, Create

“His cadence encapsulates both creation and destruction in their endless exchange and balance… O teach me how to work and keep me kind.” Stanley Kunitz During the first weeks of grieving, I read two books of poetry obsessively, one being Stephen Cramer’s Shiva’s Drum. Shiva is a Hindu deity whose attributes include opposing themes: the benefactor and the destroyer. This duality within the single…

Namaste

The only word that came to heart and mind during this sunrise. [Na·ma·ste: derived from Sanskrit, a customary Hindu expression used as both a greeting and farewell. In some contexts, namaste is used by one person to express gratitude for assistance offered or given, and to thank the other person for their generous kindness.]