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Month: February 2015

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Poetry/Writing

God the Man

Posted on February 26, 2015 / 0 Comment

God the Man watches his children. “She is alone.” “He is alone.” “That one, too, is alone.” “There is no comfort for m...

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Photography

Year 2015 365 Photo Journey (Feb. 15th – Feb. 20th)

Posted on February 22, 2015 / 0 Comment

Well, the weather has been horrible, so I haven’t had the chance to get out much for picture taking. However, I have culled a few photos from the past wee...

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Poetry/Writing

Letting Go

Posted on February 22, 2015 / 0 Comment

There is something like death in it. … and the gift of new birth wrapped in ribbons of a waking sun. There is sadness. There is redness. When the heart gr...

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Poetry/Writing

Lost Poem of a Young Man

Posted on February 20, 2015 / 0 Comment

(He wrote so carelessly) You are the parched breath of my lonely desert And the sand that cuts like broken crystal And the blinding empyrean. The denizens of th...

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Poetry/Writing

Each Day is Hard

Posted on February 18, 2015 / 0 Comment

Each day is hard, my Love. Discomfited by fond memories. Remember when you laid your head on my lap As we watched The African Queen? I smoothed the strands of y...

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Year 2015 365 Photo Journey (Feb. 12th – Feb. 14th)

Posted on February 16, 2015 / 0 Comment

A couple of shots inside the Indianapolis Public Library. The mosaic is from a building located near the library. Enjoy! Apparently, this is a thing. Consider i...

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Respite

Posted on February 15, 2015 / 0 Comment

It’s hard not to be happy When the sun shines And a troupe of sparrows Dance a tiny soot brown feather hop And flit between crumbs and hunger At my swolle...

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Year 2015 365 Photo Journey (Feb. 9th – Feb. 11th)

Posted on February 14, 2015 / 0 Comment

Here a couple of random pics of my kitties with the Buddha. The other one is the interior of a nifty little cafe call Ruth’s Cafe in Castleton, IN. Enjoy!...

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Poetry/Writing

I Hear Your Name

Posted on February 14, 2015 / 0 Comment

I hear your name, The softness of it. In dark hours When I and my restless wandering Are breached by still waters. I see your face And follow it. Sense your lim...

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That’s Her

Posted on February 8, 2015 / 0 Comment

That’s her. That is her. Time doesn’t spoil the spirit. It cracks the cocoon That is her body open. That’s her. That is her. The wind won̵...

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Brad Severance
Brad Severance

I'm a photographer, poet, artist, Francophile, and avid reader.

Current Projects

2022 Photo Journey

To practice and improve my photography, I take a photo a day.
Check it out here: 2022 Photo Journey

A French Word a Day for 100 Days

To practice and improve my French, I’m picking a word a day and writing three sentences containing that word.
Check it out here: A French Word a Day for 100 Days

Stuff I’m Reading Now

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” —Joseph Addison
Don’t get flabby! Read everyday. See what I’ve read in 2021 here.

Upstream by Mary Oliver
Essays by one of the most popular poets of the modern era.

The Fall by Albert Camus

The Fall by Albert Camus 
A confession for the modern man.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
The third novel of the immortal series that everyone has read except me.

Book of Hours by Rainer Maria Rilke, trans. by Anita Barrows & Joanna Macy
Inspired love poems to God.

Past Projects

The 2021 Painting & Poetry Project

Each week, my painter, Addie, and I will choose a theme upon which to write and paint. We have many exciting topics to explore, and we are excited to share our work.
Check it out here: The 2021 Painting & Poetry Project

2021 Photo Journey

To practice and improve my photography, I take a photo a day.
Check it out here: 2021 Photo Journey

The 30 Day Poetry & Painting Challenge

Each day, for 30 days, my painter, Addie, and I selected a poem (from the public domain). I wrote a poem and she painted a painting inspired by that poem. The result was an outpouring of creative energy.
Check it out here: The 30 Day Poetry & Painting Challenge

2020 Photo Journey

To practice and improve my photography, I took a photo a day for an entire year.
Check it out here: 2020 Photo Journey

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