https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/51590/archive/files/a57ffa36cdad71c2c69dcb8924e49b9a.png?Expires=1779321600&Signature=hd85pamMrpBvdkoA2jj8tppKoA5mFnisk6oxRvf3C0DEFcSe0qqWk7OXbE4%7Ee1woVBpoJmUwEEx1zxbZqqQ2EC2zK5R3%7EKSZMmEg0Tj1ff4ry-RSTIO-jW2R7FwgyEuohvMsqlCjdxlHtOkCDA8zjKhn4t41eC9f4O9rO6d8kVx2snAbY--mEdGXWpnBKoqGmOTqJO%7Epq24GTVcambcbpBr7UhixYy3yqfE%7Eiw1-PrXCT7VQAqQLWZ1Zk2UeccQ%7ENJb3iuG6rIAUBQLhx1icJfkSVdD-LPhW4JpWpRI310lbsM6LsseEAZ9PJu-FnLL05XJ64UXjo7yO3eOaVH07ow__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM c29c62e028513625376e1136e222c200 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text poems by RAYMOND LUCZAK LIPS-KISS-PRAYTWO-TOGETHER-ALWAYS I TWO PEOPLE KISSING FOR THE FIRST TIME IS ALWAYS AN ACT OF PRAYER in ASL gloss and English [ open palm only ] long -ago out- there snow-fell-slowly snow -on-ground-rose-slowly trees out- there snow-on-ground-rose-slowly-to-nose skies darkened body-shiver-cold almost -dead eyelids-droopy dreams feverish [ index finger only ] person-walk-distant- approach me -th irsty sun aim-down- at- me ray spin -drill- between -eyes head lightning person-stand-tilt person spin -fall- bounce -bounce person-on-ground head-spinn ing spin spin spin [ open palm and index finger ] gusts wind not-matter two- people-app roach ing-each-other kiss-each- other pray lips- kiss- pray two- together - always 1. A lifetime ago snow fell slowly but surely. It rose so high. Trees everywhere were consumed by white. Eventually night came. I struggled to stay awake, but the weight of my eyelids pulled me closer to my death in a fit of feverish madness. 2. I saw him first in the distance. He had the walk of thirst. The desert sun had bore its rays relentlessly on him until he couldn't see ahead of him. His mind was split in half. He tried to stand for as long as he could, but he whirled and crashed into an oasis of hallucinations. 3. No matter the weather, two people kissing for the first time is always an act of prayer. The ASL gloss portion of the poem first appeared in We A re N ot Your Meta phor:A Disability Poet ry Anth ology (Zoeglossia Fellows, ed.; Squares & Rebels, 2019). Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource <a href="https://dyerartscenter.omeka.net/exhibits/show/deafqueerart/raymondluczak">Raymond Luczak</a> He/Him/His Title A name given to the resource Lips-Kiss-Pray Two-Together-Always Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Poetry Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The RIT/NTID Dyer Arts Center retained rights from artists or next of kin on April 8, 2020 deaf artist Deaf Poet Poetry queer art Raymond Luczak