Cold Frame
little stars made from apple cores that my grandfather collected for an art project
a little german man playing violin on a floating wooden asteroid
apple core stars attached to a plank of wood with wood glue
a nice carved piece of wood surrounded by sawdust
a dolphin made of stones in a wooden asteroid
wishin for those country roads to take me home to kansas
a stone embedded in the wood to keep the frame slightly elevated so that heat leaves at least a bit.
the underside of the window
behind that piece of wood at the back are stones to trap heat perhaps so that the cold frame stays warm for longer
the entire cold frame, with a small section at the front to plant in
one half of a poem
another half of a poem
a cold frame made for my grandfathers 84th birthday.
this was one of the most wonderful experiences, making a functional box to contribute to the garden here from a deep place of love for my grandfather.
the poem is as follows:
he lit a candle
on a whim
thinking of all he's got
then as she grew
lit anew
"i see you"
is what he thought
for in the heart of what we make
what we give
and what we take
there is a soul
who longs to cross
the space
twixt i
and you
Pipe
Olive oil bottle top for putting out embers to save herb.
An old wine cork with a salvaged ring and a wood plug for the mouth part.
Full pipe with cork inside and olive oil bottle top in action.
Smoking pipe poem
here
is the pipe
from which i draw
breathing in smoke, toke after toke, from the wood of my father
(one hell of a bloke)
over life,
i hum and i haw
