Shadow ii

 

-------Shadow ii-------

 

Dark 

become the woods

 

When the sun grows 

higher and the days

lengthen with heat

 

While in the shadow 

of the leaves

 

Where this cleverness

is most 

received

 

I close

my eyes

 

And giving thanks 

I 

rest.

 

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In Rhythm

 

-------In Rhythm-------

 

The sun rises

and I 

unbend

 

Back straight and breathing

 

In rhythm

with the trees.

 

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Apple Blossom

 

-------Apple Blossom-------

 

The smell of apple blossoms

and the way they flutter

 

Re-members me 

from out 

despair.

 

Back 

into my body

 

And back 

into love 

with this world.

 

So much there is 

to worry about these days.

 

So many wars

trying 

to take our joy

 

And our attention away

from the magic of this here moment.

 

Yet still, 

the apple blossoms

continue to blossom

 

Offering their petals

to the wind.

 

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Love Soil

 

-------Love Soil-------

 

A seed of resentment 

can quickly become 

 

A garden 

full 

of weeds

 

If not tended 

with intention 

to cultivate 

 

The love soil 

underneath.

 

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