Arty Tuesday – “The Seen”
by Steve Tanham
“The Seen” Second in a series of Tuesday Art pieces. Feel free to share or re-use, but kindly leave the notice intact to help the Silent Eye School.
Month: May 2016
We’ve been nominated!
by Steve Tanham
Sue, Stuart and I have been nominated for an award at the forthcoming Blogger’s Bash lunch in London on the 11th June. The nomination is for the Silent Eye and is under the category of “Most Inspirational Bloggers”. We don’t know which kind soul has done this, but we’re very grateful… Amidst the very talented blogs out there, we probably stand very little chance … Read More We’ve been nominated!
History and Mystery on Caldey Island – Part Two, Layers of the Cold Eye
by Steve Tanham
History and Mystery on Caldey Island – Part Two, Layers of the Cold Eye At the eastern end of the main complex of Caldey Abbey a stone stairway leads upwards to one of the most enigmatic parts of the island. St David’s is the parish church of Caldey Island. This may seem a strange notion, given that the impressive Abbey is next door, but … Read More History and Mystery on Caldey Island – Part Two, Layers of the Cold Eye
Music Lady and Shrieking Deer
by Steve Tanham
Originally posted on Chronicles of an Orange-Haired Woman!:
Sometimes a buddy can come in the form of a person met only briefly… https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/buddy/ The inchoate weeping continued for most of yesterday, and has resumed (to a lesser extent) today. I am letting my body do what it needs to release some of the huge build-up of tension and fear. Cathartic, if painful. This morning…
Arty Tuesday – “Coming Home”
by Steve Tanham
“Coming Home” First in a series of Tuesday arty pieces. Feel free to share or re-use, but kindly leave the notice intact to help the Silent Eye School.
Polar Light of Sombre Sun
by Steve Tanham
Polar Light of Sombre Sun ⦿ In polar light of sombre sun Are flickering shadows seen As Words emerge Whose dancing light Is greater than the place they’ve been ⦿ A Lion’s mouth sounds forth it’s call As red is joined to white And in that voice Is freedom’s choice Made total in the night ⦿ Does lighted wood create its life Or simply give it … Read More Polar Light of Sombre Sun
Sudden come and breathtaking
by Steve Tanham
Originally posted on The Rivendale Review:
So, I see this tall girl in the coffee shop. Actually, she’s the waitress, about to pour my coffee. She wears a short black skirt, black waitressy blouse, nipped at the waist. She has dark hair, shiny, only partly contained by a voluminous Edwardianesque bun. And suddenly I am held spellbound. I dispute biology as an explanation for this moment. This…
Keys to the Forgotten Song #writephoto
by Steve Tanham
Originally posted on The Sound of What Happens:
https://scvincent.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/writephoto.jpg?w=300 In the beginning the keys were known. Their place and purpose was common knowledge. They were discussed in passing as we might talk about the weather, the planning of meals, or the news. The keys made life what it was: they unlocked the people’s joys and sorrows, they opened new spaces within which to begin,…
The Celebration of Mister Fox: bestial cluster…
by Steve Tanham
Originally posted on Stuart France:
Bear and Wolf and Dog and Fox are all closely related. It is tempting to imagine a common ancestor; bigger than Wolf but smaller than Bear. But the official line has something much less rapacious originally slink down from the trees. To replace what? The Dinosaurs whose more agile Brethren had taken to the air. I wonder what Linnaeus…
History and Mystery on Caldey Island – Part One
by Steve Tanham
History and Mystery on Caldey Island – Part One Caldey Island lies a half hour boat ride from the beautiful Pembrokeshire resort of Tenby. Tenby is bustling and vibrant. Caldey is a quiet and contemplative, and feels like a very different world. Bernie and I had visited Caldey many years ago. Back then there were some unanswered questions in my mind, following our short … Read More History and Mystery on Caldey Island – Part One
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