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He writes poetry with his camera.
by Elizabeth Jill
I know you've met my brother because
you place bookmarks in his pages and
paperclip your mind to his honesty.
You are found in his irises,
where he blends languages
of the deepest sadnesses with
his astonishing trust in
persistent goodness.
You are found in his visits with
old doors and chipped window panes,
in faces that hope, like weather vanes do,
whenever searching for what is true.
A clear marked map, a road
I've always wanted to walk,
he seeks insight inside dark rooms
and he writes poetry with
unsleeping film.
Him, a thousand years old at childhood,
answering my sister-question how?
with his brother-answer, ancient wisdom.
There, he told me,
are corners of the Earth.
Trust me.
Go stand in one.
I never knew we could.
He writes poetry with his camera.
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There are corners of the Earth. Trust me. Go stand in one.
01/06/2006
Author's Note: My brother is a Photographer and a Teacher. And he teaches Photography! �but if you were to ask him, he'd likely tell you that Photography teaches him. :) I will give you the web site for his slide show in my journal.
::: It is likely that my brother will not remember ever giving me any answers. He always lifts my feet so gently that the moments seem invisible to him.
Posted on 01/07/2006
Copyright © 2024 Elizabeth Jill
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 01/07/06 at 08:32 PM He writes poetry with his camera the way you do with words! |
| Posted by Kathleen Wilson on 01/08/06 at 09:14 PM Your poem, and what your brother said, reminded me of a feeling a had in one of those "ordinary" moments that suddenly become "extaordinary" in one's memory. In a moment of confusion when my life and home seemed in disarray, I realized that the thing that I was dropping on the floor was dropped on an actual spot (exact location) on the spinning earth. And that I was standing on one too...it was a very comforting and clarifying thought! It is because you write so vividly that
you could awaken my memory! |
| Posted by Mara Meade on 01/09/06 at 01:15 PM A beautiful tribute and description. I can only echo the other comments. |
| Posted by Ken Harnisch on 01/10/06 at 06:19 PM As an amateur photographer myself, i am fascinated by your tribute to your brother and his art..for truly it is art he deftly creates through the lens..and you captured it so beautifully! |
| Posted by Mary Ellen Smith on 04/22/06 at 02:23 AM You write beautifully of your brother and the love and admiration that you feel for him shines through in this. Lovely. |
| Posted by Jean Mollett on 08/08/06 at 04:04 AM Hi Elizabeth,
Yes, indeed a lovely tribute for your brother.
great write. :) |
| Posted by Kerowyn Rose on 01/14/09 at 12:44 AM Each stanza is a morsel to be savored. Your love and admiration for your brother is expressed in words so elequent, wise and gentle. Wow! I love it. :) |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 02/18/09 at 07:08 PM If your brother is half as good with his camera as you are with your pen; he's probably very talented- you are. EXCELLENT write! |
| Posted by Ava Blu on 05/20/09 at 05:15 PM now this...this is something to be proud of, ma'am. quite wonderfully done. |
| Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 07/31/09 at 12:10 PM I cherish your poesie and Thou. All my peepers can utter upon each and e'ery encoutering is Wow Wow Wow. They sing Thee praises as does Me. |
| Posted by Clara Mae Gregory on 10/17/09 at 02:32 PM This was one of your poems I had yet to read. But how could I miss THIS???!! I am glad I went searching. I absolutely love this and would love for you to share that link with me sometime. I would LOVE to see your brother's awesome work, for I am sure it is awesome, base on this poems descriptions. You write from the heart the most excellent pieces and that is why your work is especially appealing. I really enjoyed reading this poem,Jill(as I do everything you have written). :) |
| Posted by Stephan Anstey on 07/28/10 at 02:01 PM There are, indeed, corners of the Earth. |
| Posted by James Blaylock on 03/12/11 at 08:49 AM Wow, I really enjoyed reading this piece! I love all the many ways we have of creating art in this, our realm. You did a masterful job in painting such a vivid picture.
stand out stanza...
There, he told me,
are corners of the Earth.
Trust me.
Go stand in one.
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