Tag Archives: yoko ono

Wishlist

Posted on June 2, 2019 by John Biscello

And when the rain comes, so many dreams remembered to wonder, cradled. (Wish Piece III by Yoko Ono)

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The Ballad of Yoko

Posted on June 2, 2019 by John Biscello

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.

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Grayscale

Posted on May 1, 2019 by John Biscello

For millennia, a cross that stones bear nobly– mute throughout the din. (Installation by Yoko Ono)

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Orchid

Posted on April 7, 2019 by John Biscello

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)

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Stones

Posted on April 7, 2019 by John Biscello

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 →