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Tag Archives: yoko ono
Watchword
Grief lies here like an insomniac pining for sleep. Like scissors running dull to the touch of fate. We paper over grief its ruins and brittle slates with hordes of torn pages. Forget me nots band aids christ sporting a … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, photography, Poetry, Prose
Tagged fate, grief, installation, mercy, paper, rocks, scissors, words, yoko ono
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Wishlist
And when the rain comes, so many dreams remembered to wonder, cradled. (Wish Piece III by Yoko Ono)
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged cloudscrolling, haiku, john and yoko, John Biscello, poem, wish piece, wishing well, yoko ono
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The Ballad of Yoko
The hate mail and small-hearted slander did not stop her voice from cueing up soft in the center stones to sing and cheer on the slowest runners en route to heaven.
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged John Biscello, one woman's journey, poem, stone soup, tribute, yoko ono
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Grayscale
For millennia, a cross that stones bear nobly– mute throughout the din. (Installation by Yoko Ono)
Posted in Artwork, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged haiku, installation, John Biscello, on the rocks, poem, stones, yoko ono
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Orchid
Reverence, trust, the distance of islands pinned to space; every disquieting cut moving her closer and closer to the irremediable candor of grace. (Image: Yoko Ono)
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged cutting room floor, experiment, first and last cuts, John Biscello, poem, skin, yoko ono
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Stones
A poem inspired by Yoko Ono’s “Cleaning Piece.” At the carnival I was most intrigued by the stone-swallower. A waifish bronze-skinned lady with dark hair, plaited, and slender fingers. I was rapt, watching the way she carefully arranged the stones … Continue reading
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Tagged carnivalesque, healing, John Biscello, perspective shift, poem, stones, yoko ono
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Yoko Ono
Woman, vimming grace, there is no need to explain– Your fire, your fate.
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged beatles, fate, fire, grace, haiku, John Biscello, musician, performance artist, poem, Poetry, yoko ono
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Altar
At the blank altar, a woman swallowed hard truths– no stone left unturned.
Posted in Artwork, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged altar, art installation, Artwork, cleaning piece, exhibit, haiku, John Biscello, museum, poem, Poetry, stones, woman, yoko ono
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Gathering
Fantail of spraylight, touching upon gray matter– stones gather to pray.
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged art installation, Artwork, ceremony, cleaning piece, haiku, John Biscello, Light, Morning Beams and Cleaning Piece Riverbed, poem, Poetry, prayer, stones, yoko ono
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