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Hurry Slowly

Posted on October 19, 2020 by John Biscello

“Hurry Slowly”was the ticktock mantraof the photographer,Josef Sudek, who praisedand made lasting secret loveto his Muse and ghost-veiledbride, Prague,vowing his fugitive eyeto herand her alone. Photo by Josef Sudek

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Smoke

Posted on October 19, 2020 by John Biscello

Mortal ponderance– Where did the time go this time? Smoke favors silence. Photo by Josef Sudek

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Childhood’s Edge

Posted on October 18, 2020 by John Biscello

Estranged, yet aloft, in a world her vision sculpts– Adulthood far off. Photo by Josef Sudek

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Moment in Time

Posted on October 18, 2020 by John Biscello

Can you hear, the cobbled morning streetsgathering in thick coarse handsthe staccato clang of hoovesand thin gray voicesarising from the ghostsof peoplecaught in a sudden sonata?Can you not hear,the distance of bones,calling upon lightin an unremembered flicker? Photo by Josef … Continue reading →

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Wheelbarrow

Posted on October 16, 2020 by John Biscello

Consideringthe slopesof noble toiland grave matter,so much dependsupon a soiledwheelbarrow. Photo by Josef Sudek

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Devotional

Posted on October 16, 2020 by John Biscello

Remember me to the ease of light, its pause and passage, we are not long for this earth, which swallows us, and our lovetagged bones, as a matter of natural course and radical recomposition, all the gifts, and hopes unwound … Continue reading →

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The Jackdaw and The Doll

Posted on January 29, 2020 by John Biscello

A work in progress street scene from “The Jackdaw and the Doll,” a fable I wrote inspired by a story about Franz Kafka. The book is being illustrated by Izumi Yokoyama, as her artistry interprets and realizes a world of … Continue reading →