Two Poems In The Same - August 2002 and Now

01 The debate tonight is how many changes can you make to one poem and still have it be the same poem? I have always felt that the only editing that was acceptable was grammer and punctuation, or rewrites that happen in the moment. Tonight I embrace the idea of completely rewriting, but using the original as the form for the new poem... Please leave your thoughts. Thanks.


-August 2002-
While the wind still blows
that one certain way
the way that gives me courage
the courage I need
to tell you how I feel
when were on the phone
the time never seems right
I am so confused
just thinking of a way
a way to straighten things out
makes me more confused
i hope the right moment is soon
because if not
the wind may take back
its old beaten path
and then we will have to wait
until it blows the way
that gives me courage
and makes me strong

-November 28th 2012-
The wind rushes by.
Tracing the ways of certainty,
down the road to courage
that I usually falter to find.
To share myself
when we speak,
if only the time were right.
I am so confused.
Lost in thoughts,
trying to find a way.
My nervs get the best of me.
There will come a time
before the wind stops howling
and courage fades away.

The Places Life Takes Us

01 So I have been realizing that life tends to follow certain patterns. I am finding that for each thing that ends, it finds a way to begin again. I have also found the same is true for the oposite. In my own life I am staring head on at a situation that I went through years ago, except this time from the oposite side.
This is also true in my work. I LOVE LOVE LOVE my photography work, but I am also finding that my need to do other creative things is slowly finding its way into the open. I used to do a bit of everything; drawing, painting, writing, making things, you name it. When I chose photography as my path, part of that was letting go a little of the other things that I loved. Now it is time to bring them back.  I am going to start writing more and making time to do things other than photography. I think bringing this balance into my life will help me to be a better rounded person and take even more joy in the work that I create.

That is all.