Verse & Visions

Preface . . i

ADVENT

Image: "Red Star Near Orion Cluster" astrophotography, digital painting . . 2 Poem: "The Star Drew Near" . . 3 Image: "From Dust Block by Block" collage, digital painting, 2011 . . 4 Poem: "How You Raise the Edifice" . . 5 Image: "Open Door with Light" photography, digital painting, 2003-2019 . . 6 Poem: "Where Can Seeing Be?" . . 7 Sheet Music: "Where Can Seeing Be?" . . 8 Image: "Clouds Over Julian" photography, digital painting, 2012 . . 10 Poem: "The First Time You Came" . . 11

CHRISTMAS

Image: "Couple in Colors" oil painting, 1979 . . 14 Poem: "Comforting Hovers" . . 15 Image: "Urban Procession" photography, collage, digital painting, 1994-2019 . . 16 Poem: "The Absolute Came Down" . . 17 Image: "Sprout to Stars" astrophotography, oil pastel, collage, 2015 . . 18 Poem: "At this Time" . . 19 Image: "Mirror In the Manger" collage, digital painting, 2017 . . 20 Poem: "Going Into Bethlehem" . . . . . . . . 21 Image: "The Manger Cave" photography, collage, digital painting, sculpture, 1994-2019 22 Poem: "Fear Not" . . . . . . . . . . 23 Image: "Loose Weave on White" photography, digital processing, 2003-2019 . . 24 Poem: "As Upon the Earth" . . 25

EPIPHANY

Image: "Another Shoreline" photography, digital painting, 1990-2019 . . 28 Poem: "The Wise Men" . . 29 Image: "First Trickle" photography, collage, digital painting, 2019 . . 30 Poem: "Let Herod Rant" . . 31 Image: "Awakening" collage, digital painting, 2022 . . 32 Poem: "We Thought You Were Away" . . 33

Other Books and Art by Mark R. Turner . . 35