Wide Open

-------Wide Open-------

Sunshine feeds the forest,

ferns 

and all 

the little flowers.

Each a part 

of the one entire,

forever

and ever becoming.

Like this,

Love 

has cracked my shell 

wide open,

And grown

the seed

into

a garden.

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Present With All

-------Present With All-------

Do not mistake solitude

as a running away

from this world.

It is 

here

Where one 

is present 

with all

And every

thing.

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Mother Tongue

-------Mother Tongue-------

Born

of a

place,

Its voice

moves through

the child.

And they speak

with

words

Like the hills

and rivers

of home.

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Between the Branches

-------Between the Branches-------

As long as there is forest

there will be 

trees to climb,

And new worlds 

between the branches

to imagine.

We are 

the protectors

of this earth.

Let us not

forget 

to play.

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Bird Wings

-------Bird Wings-------

The nest 

we rise 

from

is made

Of birch 

twigs and 

leaves,

Fallen 

and dried

and woven 

together

In a pattern

which holds

new life.

Do not deny grief

the chance

to meet 

with joy

And lift you

like bird 

wings,

Counter-

balanced,

into 

the air.

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