Quick update and the poetry of Chuck Kruger

Good morning to everyone out there, I hope you all enjoyed the weekend and are all set'n'ready for the week ahead. This weekend saw a dramatic rise in our Fundit Campaign. We are 55% of the way there thanks to a host of very generous contributions! There is still some way to go but what an incredible start to the project - we are certainly well on course for our target and therefore one step closer to rolling the cameras on Cape Clear Island and Aonrú.

This week we will be sampling the poetry of Chuck Kruger - author, photographer and poet currently residing on Cape Clear Island. Chuck was born in 1938 and grew up in Finger Lakes of upstate New York. In protest to the Vietnam war Chuck and his wife, Nell, moved to Switzerland in 1966 where he worked as a teacher of world literature at an international school. Together they purchased a farm on Cape Clear Island in 1986 where they moved permanently in 1992. Chuck is a true Caper if ever there was one! You can learn more about Chuck and his incredible life at these links:

http://www.chuckkruger.net/

(RTE Radio One - Documentary)

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/documentary-podcast-chuck-nell-kruger-cape-clear-island-international-storytelling-festival.html

Chuck has been kind enough to share his poetry with us this week and his beautiful words will bring you closer to the island so sit back, relax and enjoy...

Moonlight Dance

waning moon appears,

disappears,

washes bare silhouetted hills

with light as if uncast,

as if from within

the hills the source

and that’s how you touch me –

with your hands, your thoughts,

as you appear,

disappear, dance;

and I know no more will moon

withdraw her touch

than you your light

from my hills and valleys