by Nate Long | Aug 19, 2017 | Illustration, Journey Work
Eclipse Dance : May we keep our eyes and ears and hearts openTo the Instructions of SpiritAnd be unafraid … UNAFRAID! …To dance the dance we are givenDespite the foolishness and discomfortSociety says we should experience.–Please keep in mind that...
by Nate Long | Aug 4, 2017 | Illustration, Journey Work
Vortex : With a rush of visionEverything comes togetherFunneled into one instant Converging and collapsing and expandingAll at once Everything that existsEverything that will exist The colors have become oneAnd yet their frequencies are separate And I am now...
by Nate Long | Jul 28, 2017 | Illustration, Journey Work
The Medicine Bottle : I see medicine bottles lining a shelf. Prescriptions typed on each bottle… I cannot see the name of the physician but I’d guess it reads “Dr. Spirit” or “Dr. God”. Each bottle has a different label: Air,...
by Nate Long | Jul 25, 2017 | Illustration, Journey Work
Av Revoir Freda Blume : Nine years ago, you sit across from me on your father’s lapOn a train-ride back from Bruges. Your father tells me your name, “Freda… Freda Blume”In a very thick French accent. You are no older than threeAnd I swear I’ve...
by Nate Long | Jul 13, 2017 | Illustration, Journey Work
Touch : Skin upon the surface honored with soft caresses from fingertips of loversSoftly flashing from fireflies in the junipersAnd a moon that paints the makeupUpon the cheeks and lips of the innocent A bird’s shadow catches the eyeBut there is no sound of...
by Nate Long | Jul 8, 2017 | Illustration, Journey Work
Words on the Wind : Sorrowful and hollow Words on a distant wind Through the twisted oak branches That hug the corn field. Talking in its flute-like language, Speaking to the shut-away and the sad, “Your lover will return Just in time for Harvest.” And so...
