These Hills

 -------These Hills-------

The hills 

are lightened 

by a forest of color

As if 

to remind us

It need 

not be

That difference divides 

but helps us see 

The beauty 

in each

and every being.

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Love Work

 -------Love Work-------

Sometimes

 a hopelessness 

overwhelms me

And sometimes 

I remember

The seeds I tend 

in this 

small garden

Have roots

and roots connect

Through time and space

the dreamers 

and dreams

Of a world 

where all are needed,

And cared for,

seen

and safe.

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Upon Each Other

-------Upon Each Other-------

Humility 

has a way 

of making

Heavy things 

feel lighter

As if the world

did not rest

on us

But we

upon each other.

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Changes in Autumn

 -------Changes in Autumn-------

Sometimes

The darker getting

of the days

Brings about

Our brightest 

colors.

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