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Okpik’s Dream

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 Judy Fort Brenneman signs-of-hope

Movie poster for “Okpik’s Dream”; text overlaid on image. — Small signs of hope in the coming apocalypse:
Bred and built to pull
Joyful Arctic royalty
skimming the snow sky

This

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 Judy Fort Brenneman signs-of-hope

Woman (author) balancing on one foot on lawn in front of trees; text overlaid on image — Small signs of hope in the coming apocalypse:
This heart this breath this
body aching with life this
voice this hope this grace

Dawn Dust

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Judy Fort Brenneman signs-of-hope

Quarter-moon in clear sky above tall evergreen, branches on one side bright with morning sun; text overlaid on image — Small signs of hope in the coming apocalypse:
Early morning sun
dusts the evergreen with dawn
Moon sings her own song

Abandoned Amaryllis

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Judy Fort Brenneman signs-of-hope

Amaryllis sprouting from old bulb; text overlaid on image — Small signs of hope in the coming apocalypse:
Abandoned outside
I didn’t know it needed
ignoring to thrive

Desert Wind

October 8, 2020October 8, 2020 Judy Fort Brenneman signs-of-hope

Ancient whale fossil in UNESCO site, Fayoum Depression, Wadi al-Hitan in Egypt; text overlaid on image. — Small signs of hope in the coming apocalypse:
I dreamt of a desert
where howling winds sang my shape
soothing bones of whales

Tasty Display

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 Judy Fort Brenneman signs-of-hope

Fresh produce displayed with recipe suggstions at local farmers market; text overlaid on image — Small signs of hope in the coming apocalypse:
Tasty display of
delicious experiments
for summer’s bounty

Long Wait. . .

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 Judy Fort Brenneman signs-of-hope

Skeleton in pick-up truck’s passenger seat; text overlaid on image — Small signs of hope in the coming apocalypse:
I guess the wait was
just a wee bit longer than
anticipated

Clouds of Venus

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 Judy Fort Brenneman signs-of-hope

Image of Venus processed from archived Mariner 10 data by JPL engineer Kevin M. Gill, courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech; text overlaid on image — Small signs of hope in the coming apocalypse:
Through clouds of Venus
nose follows phosphine tendrils
hint of longed-for life

Phosphine Signs

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 Judy Fort Brenneman signs-of-hope

Image of Venus created from a composite of data from NASA's Magellan spacecraft and Pioneer Venus Orbiter, Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech; text overlaid on image. — Small signs of hope in the coming apocalypse:
Phosphine’s a sign of
decaying fish, penguin poop–
venusian kinfolk?

Wild Rose Hips

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 Judy Fort Brenneman signs-of-hope

Leafy wild rose branches with ripening wild rose hips; text overlaid on image — Small signs of hope in the coming apocalypse:
Wild Rose flaunts her hips
shimmies in autumn’s spotlight
remembering spring

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