Joseph Ceravolo: A Piece of Glass / Stephen Ratcliffe: 12.20

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Kashmiris peel the bark off wicker sticks on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, the largest city in the Kashmir Valley. The sticks are used to make traditional fire pots for warmth: photo by Farooq Khan/European Pressphoto Agency, 22 December 2015

Joseph Ceravolo: A Piece of Glass

Staring on the ground

for one reason

except looking into a piece of glass

in the winter among the leaves.

Now you know the grassy field

is clocked for winter

while in the rooms of a house

shadows of trees, as lives

inhabit autumn and blossoms.

On the top branch of a wiry tree

a bird sits and looks

against the sky,

but is really some distance

from the great look in your eyes

that tenders pity, irony

innocence and love.
Why go on looking

when the sparse groups walking

on the island desert

where groups of cormorants and ibises

make their last nest

within the survival key.

The light flashes on the giant thermometer

timed to infinity.

Ah, if the infinite particles

would be your touch.

But, from a piece of glass

shines the soul

on the veins of an arm

that tears away

my eyes from you

as the night tears away

from the sun.

......Without a sound a plane

......follows a bird

......in the rapturous distance

......next to my eyes,

......to the dark raising of the earth,

......as the disappearance

......of darkness and light

......deepens the agony of sparks

......of that look in your eyes.

Joseph Ceravolo (1934-1988): A Piece of Glass, 23 December 1984, from Collected Poems (2013)

Afghan children watch as laborers produce sugar cane juice in a factory in Jalalabad: photo by Mohammad Anwar Danishyar/Associated Press, 21 December 2015

South Korean workers are seen from a crane as they work on the 123rd floor during the framing completion ceremony of the ‘Lotte World Tower’ in Seoul, South Kora, on Tuesday. The building’s exterior was completed in a final height of 550 meters, and 123 floors.: photo by Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA, 22 December 2015

A Chinese woman wearing a mask walks in a shopping street during a hazy day in Beijing city, China, on Tuesday. Beijing issued a red alert for smog, urging schools to close and residents to stay indoors for the second time in 10 days.: photo by Wu Hong/EPA, 22 December 2015

A Kashmiri Muslim woman peels off the bark of wicker sticks on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, on Tuesday. Wicker sticks are used to make Kangir, the traditional Kashmiri firepot, which is used to keep warm during cold winters: photo by Farooq Khan/EPA, 21 December 2015

A Palestinian wood carver works on a figurine of an angel at an olive wood factory next to the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem today: photo by Majdi Mohammed/AP, 23 December 2015

 The child of Kurdish migrants stands outside a tent at the Grande Synthe migrant camp near Dunkirk in northern France on Wednesday: photo by Denis Charlet/AFP, 23 December 2015

Zookeepers dressed in Santa Claus costumes feed penguins during a Christmas event as part of a promotion for the upcoming Christmas at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea today: photo by Lee Jin-Man/AP 23 December 2015

Carbon dioxide enveloped vehicles in Mainz, Germany, after a gas leak. A police spokeswoman said the source was probably a gas-tank wagon.: photo by Interior Ministry Rhineland-Palatinatet/European Pressphoto Agency, 22 December 2015

Kurdish boys ran from Turkish police officers during clashes in the southeastern Turkish city of Sirnak: photo by Bulent Kilic/Agence France-Presse, 21 December 2015

An African migrant wrapped in a blanket after his rescue by the Libyan Coast Guard west of Tripoli, Libya. He was among 100 people trying to reach Italy on an inflatable raft.: photo by Mohamed Ben Khalifa/Associated Press, 21 December 2015

 #Kurds clash with police in Diyarbakir #Turkey #AFP Photo by @pironic2121: image via Aurelia BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 14 December 2015

People chant slogans during a protest against security operations against Kurdish rebels in southeastern Turkey cities Cizre and Silopi, in Sirnak on Tuesday: photo by Bulent Kilic/AFP,  22 December 2015

A #Kurdish boy looks on during a demonstration in #Sirnak against #Turkish operations. By @Kilicbil @AFP: image via AFP Photo Department @AFPphoto, 21 December 2015

Kashmiri protesters, engulfed in teargas smoke, throw stones at Indian security personnel in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Friday: photo by Dar Yasin/AP, 18 December 2015

Kashmiri Muslim women wail as they watch the funeral procession of suspected rebels, at Barhama, 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday: photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP, 5 October 2015

Kashmiri Muslim women wail as they watch the funeral procession of suspected rebels, at Barhama, 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday: photo by Mukhtar Khan/AP, 5 October 2015

 
A Kashmiri villager cries for his missing relative after a cloud burst at Kullan village in Ganderbal district, on Friday. At least four people were killed in a series of cloud bursts that were reported from several parts of Kashmir during heavy rainfall: photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters, 18 July 2015

lifted

An Afghan boy plays in the ruins of a house that at one point belonged to the 13th-century Persian poet, Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, on the 
 outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif: photo by Farshad Usyan/AFP, 26 November 2015

 
#Afghanistan An Afghan boy plays in the ruins of a house on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif. By @Farshad Usyan/AFP: image via AFP Photo Department @AFP Photo, 26 November 2015

Whirling dervish during a ceremony commemorating the death of Sufi poet Rumi in Aleppo: image via baraa al halabi @baraaalhalabi, 15 December 2015

In a whirl. Inside the Rumi festival in Konya. The 13th-century Sufi poet Jalaluddin Rumi (Mevlâna) is all but considered a saint. One of the world’s great mystic philosophers, his poetry and religious writings are among the most beloved and respected in Islam and well beyond.Since the death of Jalaluddin Rumi in 1273, the Mevlevi order has commemorated his life: photo by Kashfi Halford via the Guardian, 18 December 2015

Sema is the inspiration of Rumi as well as a part of Turkish custom, history, beliefs and culture. The Sema ceremony represents a mystical journey of man's spiritual ascent through mind and love to perfection.: photo by Kashfi Halford via The Guardian, 18 December 2015

Gathering for music. After the Sema people come together at one of the many Dargahs in Konya to do Zikrs and sing, people from many different countries gather here.: photo by Kashfi Halford via The Guardian, 18 December 2015

Finale. On the final night of the festival, the Rumi ceremony takes place at a different venue, and the Seb-i Arus or wedding night ritual is attended by dignitaries.: photo by Kashfi Halford via The Guardian, 18 December 2015

sunk

 Rescue workers search for survivors in the aftermath of a landslide in Shenzhen in southern China’s Guangdong province Monday. The massive landslide buried dozens of buildings when it swept through an industrial park in the Chinese city.: photo by China Photo/AP, 21 December 2015

Rescuers search for potential survivors following a landslide at an industrial park in Shenzhen, in south China’s Guangdong province, Tuesday.: photo by Andy Wong/AP, 21 December 2015

Excavators are seen during rescue operations at an industrial estate hit by a landslide in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China: photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters, 23 December 2015

A gymnasium in Shenzhen, China, served as a shelter for evacuees after a landslide hit a nearby industrial park: photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters, 22 December 2015

Construction equipment was used to dig out buildings in the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province, southern China, after a mudslide left dozens missing: photo by European Pressphoto Agency, 21 December 2015

A seguir luchando

Music in the rubble of the bombing aleppo AFP Photo: image via baraa al halabi @baraaalhalabi, 12 December 2015

Syrian men remove a toddler from the rubble following airstrikes on #Aleppo #Syria photo @baraaalhalabi @AFPphoto: image via SundayTimesPictures @STPictures, 8 December 2015

There is hope here Syria Aleppo: image via baraa al halabi @baraaalhalabi, 8 December 2015

Winter in the city of Aleppo: image via baraa al halabi @baraaalhalabi, 25 November 2015

Afghan children displaced from Faryab, Badghis and Ghor province, stand outside a temporary shelter at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Herat, Afghanistan, on Thursday: photo by Jalil Rezayee/EPA, 25 November 2015

 Greek police sprayed stranded #migrants near the village of Idomeni. #AFP Photo by @armend_nimani: image via Aurelia BAILLY @Aurelia BAILLY, 3 December 2015

Migrants and refugees wait to cross the Greek border near Idomeni: image via Sakis Mitrolidis @SakisMitrolidis, 25 November 2015

A seguir luchando #Diaenimagenes @RAtanasovski #AFP: image via Agence France-Presse @AFPespanol, 10 December 2015

MACEDONIA - Police escort migrants without valid documentation back to the Greek-Macedonian border. By @RAtanasovski #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgffardAFP, 30 November 2015

MACEDONIA - Migrants walk in the rain after crossing Greek-Macedonian border near Gevgelija.. By @RAtanasovski #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgffardAFP, 27 November 2015

MACEDONIA - A migrant walks with his children after crossing the border near Gevgelija.  By @RAtanasovski #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgffardAFP, 27 November 2015

MACEDONIA - A migrant with his child walks in the rain after crossing the border near Gevgelija. By @RAtanasovski #AFP: image via AFP Photo Department @AFPphoto, 27 November 2015

Migrants and refugees wait to cross the Greek border near Idomeni: image via Sakis Mitrolidis @SakisMitrolidis, 25 November 2015

A helmet belonging to a Islamic State militant is seen on the ground at the 121 Regiment base after Fighters from the Democratic Forces of Syria took control of the base in the town of al-Melabiyyah, south of Hasaka city, Syria: photo by Rodi Said/Reuters, 25 November 2015

A migrant carries her child after crossing the border from Greece into Macedonia, near Gevgelija, Macedonia on Friday: photo by Stoyan Nenov/Reuters, 27 November 2015

An Iraqi man disembarks from a dinghy on a beach after his trip with other refugees and migrants from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos on Friday: photo by Santi Palacios/AP, 18 December 2015

Migrants lining up to receive food in Greece, near the Macedonian border: photo by Tomas Munita for The New York Times, 15 December 2015

little people

Migrants who arrived on buses from Athens waiting in line to enter a temporary camp on the border between Greece and Macedonia: photo by Rocco Rorandelli via New York Times, 10 December 2015
 

Migrants entering Serbia by walking from Macedonia: photo by Rocco Rorandelli via New York Times, 10 December 2015
 

Migrants reaching a police checkpoint in Serbia, on the border with Macedonia: photo by Rocco Rorandelli via New York Times, 10 December 2015

Migrants entering Serbia by walking from Macedonia: photo by Rocco Rorandelli via New York Times, 10 December 2015

Migrants walking in an area known as no man’s land, between Serbia and Macedonia: photo by Rocco Rorandelli via New York Times, 10 December 2015

After Hungary closed its border in October, Slovenia decided to do the same, creating a domino effect that left migrants stuck in various parts of Serbia: photo by Rocco Rorandelli via New York Times, 10 December 2015


Migrants traveling between Serbia and Macedonia: photo by Rocco Rorandelli via New York Times, 10 December 2015

Traveling between Serbia and Macedonia: photo by Rocco Rorandelli via New York Times, 10 December 2015

Migrants leaving trains that brought them from the border with Greece to the one with Serbia.: photo by Rocco Rorandelli via New York Times, 10 December 2015

Several people recording some migrants as they rested at a camp at the Austrian border with Slovenia.: photo by Rocco Rorandelli via New York Times, 10 December 2015

Stephen Ratcliffe: 12.20

shadowed / plane of ridge: photo by Stephen Ratcliffe via Temporality, 20 December 2015

light coming into clouds above shadowed

plane of ridge, motionless black branch

in foreground, sound of wave in channel

      in letters appears related

      to one, in stands as

      that each time, past being

      let into, this loose

grey white clouds above shadowed ridge,

white line of wave breaking in channel

Stephen Ratcliffe: 12.20, from Temporality, 20 December 2015

#Berkeley Sunset @berkeleyside: image via Janet Rudolph @JanetRudolph, 23 December 2015

Stunning sunset at #Berkeley Marina @Berkeleyside: image via Jeremiah Crowe @CroweRadio, 23 December 2015

#Palestinians watch the sunset on the coast of Gaza City. #AFP Photo by @m55baba: image via Aurelia BAILLY @AureliaBAILLY, 25 November 2015