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Litany by the Sea
In an abundant woodOf Queen Anne’s lacedried and brown like bamboo,the ant scurries its way over fallenbramble and raspberry thorn,twisted California poppy blooming orange.As I lay there, intertwinedlistening,I hear an old manwith an ancient smilein simple language say –“Every step is a Prayer.” 1 Every feather in a wingevery sail set to seathread woven as clothhorn […]
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The Abnormal Is Not Courage…
I love this poem, for so many reasons, but mainly because it fortifies the heart and strengthens resolve. The Abnormal Is Not Courage… poem by Jack Gilbert, Monolithos The Poles rode out from Warsaw against the GermanTanks on horses. Rode knowing, in sunlight, with sabers,A magnitude of beauty that allows me no peace.And yet this poem would […]
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tree, a story
. The Tree is an ancient symbol in many cultures. The Tree of Knowledge, the Family Tree, and the Tree Of Life are three powerful examples. “Every atom belonging to you belongs to me.” ~ Walt Whitman ♦ Picture if you will, a Tree. An old Tree that stands in the middle of a […]
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“Sit still! Or else!”
I wonder how much residual resistance remains from our caretakers telling us to sit still when we were kids. The directive was an imperative that had punitive consequences if not heeded. When we try “to sit still”, is part of the restlessness rooted in this formative experience of admonishment? Remember the challenge of trying to […]
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