July 22nd, 2008
said simple lying
on the
parched porch waiting
for water
for something
like lightning that teases
so lightly simple
not simply said
just
simple said
no, never quite simply
just a simple porch
soon to be
not quite so parched
by that same water
not quite yet there
nor here
not yet arrived
just teases lightly
like the lightning
never quite yet here
just there
said simple
to the well rusted bench
bent simple
sitting on the parched porch
both simple waiting
for the water that teases
but not simply never simply
just simple water teasing
stating, that in time
it’ll find
both bench and porch
all parched no more
for the water waited for
sits simple now
upon them both
for the water waited for
sits
simple
now
upon them both
-luna lopez
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July 22nd, 2008
it’s only the september dates…the album will come out sept.23…that means there’s hope. austin, houston, somewhere close, please…
el tv on the radio. good music, period. thanks for the update, lina.
July 21st, 2008
as a former coordinator (basically, i just opened up the place at 4am) of a day labor site, i got a special laugh out of this one. especially the “gotta speak java” part…
July 10th, 2008
searching for a decent mass experience here in austin.
last week, lina and i attended the 9pm compline at st. david’s here in austin. it was the first time she had ever attended an episcopal church. i, on the other hand, have a story there somewhere with the piskies.
“Every Sunday night, anywhere from three to a dozen singers, drawn from Austin’s finest, prepare and sing the ancient monastic office of compline, a collection of prayers, hymns, readings, and psalms that sanctify the close of the waking day. Every word of the office is sung a cappella, set to chant or to polyphony. English and Latin renaissance masterworks comprise the majority of the choir’s repertory, which is determined according to available voices a couple hours before the office and rehearsed with a short break for greasy hors d’œuvre courtesy of the vestry.”
definitely not your usual episcopal service, however, considering our share of visits to catholic churches in town, not your usual catholic service either. we loved it and it seemed to be the kind of peaceful, tranquil experience we were looking for. i definitely look forward to returning and starting off my weeks there. a throwback to benedictine and basilian exploration times.
