by Nate Long | May 10, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
Hummingbird Lessons : There is a loud buzzing, maybe it is Bee or Cicada.I hear the sound stop suddenly — it has landed.I cannot see this creature until I lay back on my blanketAnd look up through the tree limbs. There, five feet above my gaze sits Hummingbird....
by Nate Long | May 2, 2016 | Illustration
Coffee Islands : SO… a little fun here… Yesterday I woke to find I put a white t-shirt on with stains… so I got creative. I’m putting this out here on Facebook to officially date this as a trademark and my own IP… ha ha… so if you...
by Nate Long | Apr 22, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
My Garden : Waking to the smell of fresh dirtI may have been sleepwalking in the garden againWhere I pull weeds from around the pepper plantsAnd converse again with the worms and ants. I check my fingernails but there is no sign of soilAnd there never has been a...
by Nate Long | Apr 17, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
Drum and Rattle : I’ve been having vivid dreams lately. I see a large sun-yellow sheet hanging from the side of the house. On it written large and childlike is: Drum and Rattle Be in Sky and Earth This is my journey –Nate Long...
by Nate Long | Apr 6, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
Dance : Three whispers moveWith a flag of breath.Six feet captured in shadowBlur across the topsOf grass bladesThat enjoy the dance, too This is my journey. –Nate Long “Owl”
by Nate Long | Mar 30, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
Turning Fear Into Love : Below the skin next to the heart,Dark and uncomfortable and foreign,A black seed implanted within the chest. Gently caress this place as a mother would,Then reach in and pull it out,Hold it and recognize it for what it is. With the finger tip...
