Samuel Ferris : Writing

Worlds with out Names

Worlds with out Names

A Poem by Samuel Ferris


The blood thickens and curdleslike old milk left out in a dark, damp room;forgotten, sealed, andputrefying, it is consumedwith out witness.The assaila..
bio-luminescence

bio-luminescence

A Poem by Samuel Ferris


Incandescent spread,floweringgelatinousin the deep flowing icy-blackarterioles of the arctic current.Life flowering Blue sparks captured in a lens;blu..
Aphorism

Aphorism

A Poem by Samuel Ferris


In the golden grasses ofAfricashe stalks the heard, waitingfor the young calve of a wildebeestto stray away from her mother.The Lion mid leaptakes no ..
A Simple Gift

A Simple Gift

A Poem by Samuel Ferris


As a gift i gavethe sky a mirror,and in return shegave me backmy reflection.I have stared longintothe surfacesof things, and see nowmy image repeatedb..
Fire pit on Flanders Rd.

Fire pit on Flanders Rd.

A Poem by Samuel Ferris


The fire flung up cinderssparkling into the branchesof the Black walnut tree.The smoke and heat displacedthe cool air of the night until we couldfeel ..
preface and outline

preface and outline

A Chapter by Samuel Ferris


In these essays i hope to lay a framework for further development and thought that may extend to the end of my life. I hope for it to be useful as a g..
Where to Begin?

Where to Begin?

A Chapter by Samuel Ferris


It has occurred to me that the broadness of my subject matter makes it unclear as to what my true focus really is. What does it mean to have your foc..
Essays on the Genesis of my Music

Essays on the Genesis of my Music

A Book by Samuel Ferris


a personal philosophy as well as a guide into the connections between music the mind and the universe. It is not a scientific discourse though i hope ..
Black ripples

Black ripples

A Poem by Samuel Ferris


Black ripplesflower out from the centerof a splash.Life is the stone and deaththe wavepropagatingout,kicking up black mud and slimefrom the bottom of ..
Upon the Altar

Upon the Altar

A Poem by Samuel Ferris


A crow pecked the sunken socket where the eyes once were. Upon death all is consumed all swallowed up upon death, The eyes do not lose t..