Healing

 -------Healing-------

Something happens

when I dig 

by hand

A garden

that brings me closer

With the place

the land

Hearts beat

together

In oneness

once 

again.

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Gardens

 -------Gardens-------

The cold wind 

hasn't stopped now 

For days 

here 

on end

Howling patience 

through the leafless trees

"There is work 

to do 

inside today"

For this heart and mind 

need care as much

As the garden 

I would 

be tending.

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Sacred

 -------Sacred-------

When doubt comes up

And the walls 

close in

Remind yourself,

"I am 

a child of this world

And this world is full of magic

And beautiful,

beautiful things."

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At Once

 -------At Once-------

Frost 

in the valley

and green on top

The changing 

of seasons

reflects a notion

We too 

are many things

infinite moments

Here 

now

at once.

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Gold from Green

 -------Gold from Green-------

The truth 

that tends 

my trust in us 

Is that 

which turns the autumn

To gold 

from green

the bond between

This Earth

and all her children.

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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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Sweaters

 -------Sweaters-------

Quiet

like

the Burdock blue

Becomes a burr

and sticks to you

Some carry 

seeds

unknowing.

So check your pockets,

your sweater sleeves

For that

precious

gift

To this world

we leave.

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Every Autumn

 -------Every Autumn-------

Every Autumn

I am reminded

That aging

is changing

To gold 

and red

from green

Not getting

old

But a time

to gather

The harvest

we planted 

from seed.

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Patience

 -------Patience-------

A rain-

soaked 

Autumn

And hay 

left standing in the field

Uncut 

because 

to tread might spoil

The harvest 

for years to come.

We are the land.

As times 

like these

Invite us

to remember.

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Gifts II

 -------Gifts II-------

I am moved by vines

how they bridge 

and climb

The breadth 

of any hollow

Like a peace of mind

a trust 

to follow

The gifts 

we each are given.

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The Song of Solidarity

 -------The Song of Solidarity-------

Witchgrass roots 

to silt 

loose soil 

Like a trusting

holds to me

In the song 

that sings 

the flowers open

Free together,

together free.

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All At Once

 -------All At Once-------

On the edge 

of a storm

Touched by sunlight 

and the falling 

rain

All at once

The joy 

and struggle

Of being human 

in weather 

form.

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Trust

 -------Trust-------

It isn't a date 

that starts the autumn

But a shift 

among the living,

Breathing 

world

That holds 

a rhythm

My heart

will always follow.

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Well Connected

 -------Well Connected-------

Under 

the cover 

of rain clouds

My shadow 

disappears

One with the trees

and the river 

rising

Bone-drenched,

I'm gone.

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Forgiving

   -------Forgiving-------

There is a quality 

to contentment

I feel

when overcome

By thankfulness

Like a petal 

falling

Soft

upon the earth.

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