I have been teaching and lecturing classes for the last 20 years. This has not been a full time occupation but rather select venues like the Santa Fe Photography Workshops. Its always a pleasure and an amazing brief chapter for not only the students but the instructors. This last group of photographers were so bonded and connected that it was as if we were all in a flock of birds flying through rugged terrain and misty mornings and clear sailing into a complete mystery built on trust. I want to share a poem that this class inspired. I wrote it before the final slide show presentation. All these folks made such a huge difference in my week and it was a week I will never forget.
N O T E T O S E L F by karen kuehn
I CAN NOT SLEEP AS I LAY AND THINK
CHATTER WITHIN MY MIND
WHAT TO SAY ABOUT THIS CLASS OF MINE
ANXIOUS BEGINNINGS
BREATHLESS,….. PLEASE BREATH
LIVE LIKE NO TOMORROW
FEARLESS AWAKENINGS
OPEN HEARTS BY DESIGN OF INNOCENCE
RESIST NOT.
CHARGED ENERGIES TO TAME
EARS AND HEARTS TO TAP AND SHARE NEW TERRAIN
MANNERS AND METHODS
WERE A REKONING
AS EARS OPEN EVOLUTION PREVAILS
ITS BEEN A SHARED EXPERIENCE
TO EACH THEY OWN
DID I GET THROUGH TO EVERY ONE SOUL
TO CARE, BE NOT RECKLESS AS YOU STARE
IN TO THE EYES OF OTHERS
FEEL THE GENTLE TEARS OF ANOTHER
THE GIGGLES OF YOUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS
UNCOMFORTABLE INTIMADATION
GLORIOUS PULSES AS YOU GANDER
BE HONEST AND IN OTHER'S SHOES
SLOW DOWN TO SEE AND
FEEL THE RIPPLE YOU CREATE
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
PRAY FOR PEACE AND STRENGTH
LIGHT GIFTED
I AM IN WONDER OF HOW WE ALL LOVE AND YET VULNERABLY CAN SUFFER
IMPERMINANCE AND PRECIOUSNESS
ARE ALL THESE BEINGS ON THIS CROSS ROAD
TO PARTICIPATE WILL ENHANCE YOUR CRAFT AS THE PICTURE TAKER
LOVE THROUGH AND AROUND YOUR LENS.
YOU’RE ALL COURAGEOUS.
ALOHA AND MEHALO
MY NEW FRIENDS
YOU TOUCHED MY LIFE
6/21/08
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