Petals Fall

-------Petals Fall-------

Lilac petals fall

upon

a single nettle leaf

And carry 

on a wind

into the river

And in

to 

Sea.

Like this,

making Love

is a falling to pieces,

A generative undoing

of self

into the whole.

Thank you, Spring

for allowing us a chance

to forgive

And to make room

for your sweet light

to move.

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No Borders

-------No Borders-------

To the war-minded 

and in control

abundance is a threat.

For a world without borders

is a world

where all can eat.

Listen close 

to the plants

they say are weeds

And know 

that here,

upon this earth,

Every

one

is free.

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Dusk on the Lake

-------Dusk on the Lake-------

Already

I feel 

so sweetly held

by these 

waters.

But thank you,

peepers,

for bringing me

even

closer in.

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Imagine Worlds

--------Imagine Worlds-------

As conveyed by Spring,

the days of cold and darkness

are becoming into light.

Be present 

here.

To the revolution of the Earth,

To the changes 

that are 

unfolding.

And upon the Heron's return

may the worlds

we each imagine

Come too 

into 

light.

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With Flowers

-------With Flowers-------

As the smile 

of the Earth 

widens 

with flowers

May we too

become

the 

Spring.

Recognize,

Dear Heart,

the beauty within 

you carry,

And allow 

your presence

to be 

a light

For all

who are

near

to grow.

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Closer Yet

-------Closer Yet-------

May each of our meanderings

carry us higher

and closer

yet

to the stars.

Like bird wings

on the wind.

Like rivers

to the

sea.

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Everybody

-------Everybody-------

No 

one

has the answer,

But every 

body

conveys a truth.

Be still 

and listen.

For within 

this ever-Spring

There is a flower

awaiting

you

to open.

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A Beautiful Story

-------A Beautiful Story-------

A seed 

re-members

the fallen fruit

And the flower 

of its

becoming,

The leaves

that gathered

sunshine

And their 

roots

in the earth.

Like this,

may we love in ways

that make room

For the beauty 

within

to unfold.

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In Others You Are

-------In Others You Are-------

What you see in others

you are

yourself.

For light

reflects

light

And attention

is sunshine

to a seed.

As the Spring unfolds,

and the peepers 

sing,

Know

that you too

are music.

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Making Room for Sunshine

-------Making Room for Sunshine-------

Between the tangle

of grapevine 

and rose

An orchard 

is hidden

and with presence

unfolds.

Through work 

I re-member

the trees and their name

As the machete 

honors,

like love cuts through 

shame.

May we do 

the undoing

of resistance and fear

And make room for the sunshine

to hold every

one

near.

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Make Believe

-------Make Believe-------

As the tree sugar rises

and calls in 

thunder

A seed

within us 

unfolds.

Imagine be-

coming,

or make believe

The dream

that fills

your heart.

For the 

Spring has come,

sweet friend,

And never

is too late 

to grow.

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In Such a Way

-------In Such a Way-------

The prayer

we leave

is like a seed

Fallen 

and held

in the soil.

May we love

in such

a way

That Spring

re-members us

as flowers.

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Crescent Moon

-------Crescent Moon-------

I am 

a still 

night.

A crescent

of your presence.

Forgiving

to 

Love.

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Gold Will Fill Your Cracks

-------Gold Will Fill Your Cracks-------

If ever you feel

you have 

been dropped

by this world -

Shattered 

into pieces,

forgotten -

Allow the Spring

in every moment

to re-member 

your precious form.

Gold will fill 

your cracks

like flowers in a forest.

Wear them,

Dear Heart,

without apology.

For the truth you share

is the light

that each of us 

needs to grow.

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