A Thousand Acorns

-------A Thousand Acorns-------

Walking 

bare-footed

I can hear the stories

of this land

Untangled

with each step

from the 

forgotten

And alongside

a thousand

acorns

falling

My body

forgives

to

Autumn.

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Every Leaf

-------Every Leaf-------

In Autumn's sweet

and slow 

unfolding

The hills 

turn

from green to gold

And I, 

their child,

reflect this prayer

That every leaf

has a gift

to share.

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Allow the Change

-------Allow the Change-------

Today

the river reminded me,

"Why continue

to resist

When you could

more easily

Allow the change

to shape you?"

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To the Leaves

-------To the Leaves-------

Joy 

rises

from my heart

Like Autumn

to the

leaves

As I forgive

the fear 

of changing

And re-member 

the gold

within.

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Missing

-------Missing-------

Missing 

is special kind 

of hurt.

An absence

that encourages 

my heart to remember

Just how close

I have been

to the stars.

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A Prayer

-------A Prayer-------

I walk

bare

foot

Because

I believe a

prayer

Need

not

look

Any one

specific

way.

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In a Name

-------In a Name-------

Digger

is a name

I was called as

a child

As

if

they already

knew

That someday

I would re-member,

with my hands

or with a spade,

The truths

my ancestors

have planted

inside me.

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