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Love Moves
strong love, moving / slowly through the world — / let it flow / it becomes the air / around you Continue reading
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Luna Time
This morning, as I was walking back from the woods, I came upon a very large, very fluffy, very white dog. She was sitting calmly on my around-the-corner neighbor’s porch. No tags, no collar, but recently cared for, and serene in the way of a household beloved … hmm … I rang the doorbell of Continue reading
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Voice of Children
If I had been born a boy, I would have been named Aaron. In the Hebrew Bible, Aaron was the brother of Moses, who liberated the people who were enslaved at that time under Egyptian rule. God called on Moses for leadership, but Moses wanted help. When God told him to go to Pharaoh to Continue reading
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Going Up?
I used to love elevators. They were the epitome of the grown-up business world when I was a young teen. I had a friend who used to spend his free time palling around downtown, riding elevators in the city where we both lived. Then I grew to love the stairs. So bracing, so energizing, so Continue reading
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Moss
Today I went for a walk in the woods. I had just received some news: A thing I loved is ending, but not yet. This will open up space and time for new things. Aha! I thought. Spring! At last, the new has arrived! The next place my eyes were drawn was a long vertical Continue reading
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When You Are Ready
When you are ready, step out. There is nothing holding you but old nets, they are torn, they are nothing as to the breeze. *** Under your skin lies a new self, anchored, closely by your kin but yours and yours alone. Your song, it pushes itself up and out, steadying on your breath, and Continue reading
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Today the Deer
Today the deer do not mind when I walk through the woods. I ask permission, May I come? They say, Of course. You are one of us. Other days, they startle and run away. On rare occasions, they approach me and we hold each other’s gaze for a long time. *** The owls are back. Continue reading
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what if
what if the witch was welcoming those kids? what if she knew they needed a treat? when she opened the door, did she say, come in? that coating of sweetness just what was needed to swallow the truth of all her long days? 8 march 2022 Continue reading
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love, light: one song
i want to show you a few things you might not hear otherwise one — your heart belongs on that sleeve two — your voice is best chanted, toned strummed, hummed, spread wide open in thanksgiving with every breath (if it gets stuck you may notice a catch or two — simply release) three — Continue reading
Inner Child Outside
Nature, Play, Community