Legacy

 -------Legacy-------

Like a tree

in this lifetime

I plan 

to gather

Sunlight, 

warmth and laughter

So much so

that with my passing

My body

builds the earth.

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A Place for Everyone

 -------A Place for Everyone-------

There are no fences 

around this garden

No fear 

of losing 

to someone else

Just seeds the earth 

has freely given

A place to plant,

to rest 

and eat.

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A Dream Between

 -------A Dream Between-------

A small patch 

of green 

amid the rubble

Is enough 

to bring 

in hope.

Dandelion and plantain,

clover, 

dock and sorrel.

A space to dream

of worlds

between

To make 

believe 

and wonder.

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Patience We Plant

 -------Patience We Plant-------

Rain and wind

wind

and rain

Springtime's

slow unfolding

With patience

we plant

our seeds by hand

With thanks

we gather sunshine.

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Analogy

 -------Analogy-------

A cold day

in middle spring

Feels

akin 

to autumn

As Maple buds 

enlight the forest

Like leaves

of red

and gold.

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The Rose's Song

 -------The Rose's Song-------

Spring

is in the air

A fragrance of trust,

like planted

roses,

That war

cannot destroy

With bombs or fear

the people's

song

Their stories

and their seeds.

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Harvests and the Seed

-------Harvests and the Seed-------

On the western coast

where rivers meet

the sea 

and bend like cedar

Stories of this land are told

in the mother tongue 

of seasons

In birdsong, wind, 

and morning light,

in the harvests 

and the seed.

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Growing

 -------Growing-------

Daylight 

upon the roses

Not yet bloomed but budding

Suggests 

the flowers

Sure to come 

Through mindful, 

patient study.

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There Still

 -------There Still-------

Snow 

upon 

the northside 

Slope there 

still 

reminds me

To never take

the light

for granted

But hold it

with 

the struggle.

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Sweet Friend

 -------Sweet Friend-------

The birds,

sweet friend,

are singing

Springtime

in the snow

And seeds

in Fall

We planted

now

Begin

at last

to grow.

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(R)Evolution

 -------(R)Evolution-------

On frozen ground

A seed 

awaits

Patient and ever-ready

For the world 

to turn

In revolution

And call us 

toward the light.

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Spring Begins

 -------Spring Begins-------

Spring begins

within 

the shifting

Between quiet

and the song

The thaw

and thickness

of sunlight sugar

From Maple

to the tongue.

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Meditations on Winter

 -------Meditations on Winter-------

Something 

like 

snowfall

On the garden 

of my mind

Lets to rest 

at last 

the chatter

Of chores 

I've left behind.

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Lead Us Through

 -------Lead Us Through-------

Like an Oak tree 

who holds 

her leaves 

through winter

Through the cold 

and darkest 

days

Finally 

letting go 

just in time 

for spring

I trust

the stories 

we keep

The songs 

that we have sung

our prayers

our joy

To lead us through

the struggles 

sure to come.

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Blushing Light

 -------Blushing Light-------

Sunset 

behind snow clouds

Makes it feel 

like morning

Blushing,

like springtime 

When the world 

exhales

A mist 

upon the water.

But here

for now

Let us make 

believe

And cherish 

this light 

Of winter.

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So Many Stars

 -------So Many Stars-------

Starlight 

on a city's night

Reminds me that 

no matter

How lost we feel

we never are

So many roads

to follow.

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One, Together

 -------One, Together-------

Follow the thorn 

back to its root

And make the cut 

where needed.

Do not mind the branches,

The promise 

that politicians make.

For time has shown 

that words alone

mean nothing without action.

Anarchy 

is a trust in us

That we as one, together

Have everything 

we need to bring

Our dreams 

into existence.

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