cabin day June 10, 2016

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public domain

I give away words and photographs, too

In the spirit of open doors welcoming

If you like what I write then take it

If you find an image that’s pleasing it’s yours

I put it all in the public domain

Making the choice not to mark it with my copyright

As private property you must buy to have

When I can let it be free like sunshine.

It’s not like I’m saying something unique

Or what I see is not seen by many others

As I add my voice to express my sense of things

And frame the scenes that catch my eye.

I think the world is a better place

When we hear more hopeful voices in the chorus

When we see the beauty around us

Which might include my humble contribution.

The public domain is the intellectual commons

Anyone can take and make use of whatever

To create something new and better than before

The way both art and science experiment and evolve.

If you take something done by someone else

It’s only right to acknowledge your source

As they could likewise point to their sources

Going back through all the generations.

Our cultural heritage is the commons we share

Learning from each other and those before us

We stand on the shoulders of giants

Whose words and images are now ours.

Silas Condict Bear Mountain June 9, 2016

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peacock mating display

Compilations

Now and Then

Getting Up There

The Starting Point

Seven

Seven is the luckiest number East or West

Bringing relationships togetherness in China

While Europeans gamble in games of chance

Throwing the dice the total most likely to come up.

How lucky I am that I met you that many years ago

Around the corner from the old headquarters

Catching up on all the years of our lives

Since we organized for the revolution in our youth.

You stayed with it and became a leader

While I moved out of the city and out of touch

Working long hours to support a family

Struggling through difficult marriages.

The day came when you stepped back

Ready to reach out to be with a companion

When I myself was searching for a partner

Good timing for me to connect with the happy hiker.

I think on my good fortune to be with you now

To hear the kindness in your gentle voice

That lifts my spirits as we walk together

Looking ahead to many years of shared happiness.

For your complete honesty in all things

For the way you always consider others

For your passion to learn new things

I trust you knowing the good person you are.

For leaving me the space to be creative

Taking photographs and writing poems

For your loving touch when I am next to you

I rest content and safe in your embrace.

Laurelwood foxglove rain June 5, 2016

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Celery Farm Saturday afternoon June 4, 2016

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