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7/31/08 image prompt

Posted in art, broadus aurelius, collaborative storybook, ekphrasis, image prompts, myths, painting, picture prompts, poetry, road-burn, stories, storybook collaborative on July 31, 2008 | 21 Comments »

Hello from the road. Tomorrow we’ll start burning it up. Here is a prompt that reflects the chaos of the moment. Actually it was a fun collaboration with my son, Broadus, but when I look at it now it seems to fit. So here it is. There is a story in here somewhere. I hope [...]

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the kids these days

Posted in ada corinna, art, broadus aurelius, family, friendshp, kids, painting, poetry on July 28, 2008 | 10 Comments »

Greetings from Wilmington, NC! A hot and muggy, beautiful city by the sea. I’ve added a page for photos for those interested in week to week baby progress. More later. It is good to be off the movie. More sleep, please.

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7/24/08 image prompt

Posted in art, collaboration, collaborative storybook, dog days, dogs, ekphrasis, friendshp, image prompts, loyalty, naomi swinton, painting, picture prompts, poetry, stories on July 24, 2008 | 12 Comments »

It’s the dog days of summer, inviting musings on loyalty, long walks and rolls in the grass, unspoken friendship and the simple satisfactions and creature comforts that make up some of the good things in life. Next week I’ll be driving a U-haul cross-country full of the belongings of my in-laws, helping them move West. [...]

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new work!

Posted in art, collaborative storybook, ekphrasis, image prompts, nanda, painting, poetry, stories, storybook collaborative on July 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »

and still more to post…

I is for Bugs

. I is for… by Lirone, author of the blog Words that Sing. (Lirone means “song is mine, joy is mine”…)
. Tiel Aisha Ansari, author of the blog, knocking from inside, has posted her illuminated Silverlock abecedarium:
. (A – D) here, 
. (E – H) here,
. [...]

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something new from the art predator, and more…

Posted in 'tis a gift to be simple, art, callings, collaboration, collaborative storybook, ekphrasis, film making, film work, image prompts, maria fernanda sosa, nanda, painting, pepektheassassin, picture prompts, poetry, scenic artist, script writing, stories, works in progress, you can't say you can't play on July 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Lunch-break. The show is winding down and I’m working myself out of a job. That’s the way it works and we are usually ready to be done with the movie at this point, anyway. It never was a calling, just a way to make it easier to follow a calling. But the work is seductive [...]

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a note of thanks

Posted in art, collaborative storybook, ekphrasis, ekphrastic-extravaganza, mariacristinapoesia, picture prompts, poetry, readwritepoem, thanks! on July 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »

to cristine, for her mention on readwritepoem.org

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the (friday) thursday image prompt’

Posted in 'tis a gift to be simple, ada corinna, art, awakening, birth, children, collaborative storybook, completion, ekphrasis, faith, family, image prompts, love, painting, picture prompts, poetry, portraits, stories, works in progress on July 18, 2008 | 11 Comments »

We are a little scrambled here, with days and nights, hearts and minds full with work and children – so I am a little late with this one. But with kids in mind, here is a prompt to make up your own Abecedarium ! (And thank you Fernandita Sosa for the title.)
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And these photos give [...]

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lunchbreak!

Posted in 'tis a gift to be simple, ada corinna, art, ekphrasis, film work, home birth, lullabies, mariacristinapoesia, painting, poetry, scenic artist, works in progress on July 14, 2008 | 15 Comments »

I miss the circulating I was doing up until the time I took this movie. Not much time for blogging now, with the arrival of little baby wonderful, and work. Spent the day aging and generally messing up a meth lab (a movie set). What do I know about meth labs? Not much, but [...]

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rilke – praise

Posted in art, awakening, poetry, praise, rilke on July 13, 2008 | 7 Comments »

O tell us poet, what you do
I praise.
But the dark, the deadly, the desperate ways –
How do you endure them, how bear them?
I praise.
But the nameless, anonymous, which no word portrays — What [...]

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7/10/08 image prompt

Posted in 'tis a gift to be simple, ada corinna, art, awakening, birth, callings, children, collaborative storybook, damn cat, ekphrasis, faith, home birth, image prompts, kiss of the wind, myths, new baby..., painting, picture prompts, poetry, prose poem, stories on July 10, 2008 | 18 Comments »

Good morning! Time for work, gotta go. Here’s a picture. Backstory, and more about Ada, later!

. praise, by joyce davis (pepek the assassin)
. The Condor Soars, by Lirone, on Words that sing
. Bystander, by one more believer, on piece of pie ala mode
. First Light, by Tiel Aisha Ansari, on knocking from inside
. tears trickle [...]

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thanks

Posted in Uncategorized on July 6, 2008 | 13 Comments »

Thanks so much for all the messages and love, we’re healthy and happy and so grateful.
best wishes to everyone,
Naomi

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current image prompt and some photos…

Posted in Uncategorized on July 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »

The new baby bumped aside the current image prompt, so I’ll copy it here, along with the new entries…
Below the entries are some new family member pictures for those who are interested. I’ll be making a separate page for family stuff so we can get back to the poetry here!

the lights of my heart, from [...]

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okay, she’s here.

Posted in 'tis a gift to be simple, NM midwife, ada corinna, art, broadus, collaboration, completion, connie trujillo, elizabeth withnall, healing, home birth, love, new baby..., poetry on July 4, 2008 | 31 Comments »

and her name is Ada Corinna Swinton. At least is is now. It’s a working title. Naomi might have other ideas after a few days rest. Ada is healthy and well and is now asleep with her mother.To the many who have offered prayers and poems, warm wishes and words of support and encouragement we [...]

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okay, we’re on our way!

Posted in art, birth, collaboration, love, poetry, works in progress on July 3, 2008 | 8 Comments »

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7/3/08 image prompt – harbor lights

Posted in art, birth, callings, collaborative storybook, completion, ecphrasis, faith, home birth, image prompts, kids, light, painting, poem, poetry, prose poem, stories, storybook collaborative, thursday prompt on July 2, 2008 | 14 Comments »

Hello everyone. Those of you who frequent here know we have been expecting a baby to arrive any day for the last 11 or 12 days now. Maybe it will be tonight, maybe tomorrow. Who knows? In the meantime it is pretty much business as usual here in the Mobbs/Swinton household. We thank you for [...]

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still waiting…

Posted in 'tis a gift to be simple, babies, birth, children, collaboration, completion, faith, home birth, kids, naomi swinton, new baby..., pregnancy on July 1, 2008 | 17 Comments »

Pictures of Naomi Swinton and ???
Elizabeth Withnall, our midwife, says to give it a few more days. Meanwhile, we walk, we talk, we romp, we play, we work. We are touched by your thoughts and kindness. And your poetry.

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