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Echo Woods

7/20/2022

 
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Perhaps you are humming?
Still, I know you are happy
here in this vivid green forest.

Exploring on your own, 
past ancient stones and groves,
you found this quiet glade.

You know, even here,
you are not without guides,
for the stars will stay close.

In the distance you hear a dancing brook,
a calming reminder
that play is welcome.
​
Sometimes, you hum.
Sometimes, you sing.
Sometimes, you simply listen to the music around you.

my inland sea

6/4/2021

 
​a poem about chosen family.​

a hug on the inside,
a feeling so free,
found upon my first visit
to this inland sea.

here, one need not always be silent
or the most noisy,
time is made for everyone –
ah, intentionality!

gatherings with love
and humility,
with listening ears
​for each person’s voice and story.

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subtle poisons.

1/28/2021

 
I have risen above thinking your heart
worthy of my thoughts -
your outdated image of me
can never contain truth
because you call stagnation comfort.

I have risen above sharing darkness with you;
the sun moves with a predictability 
and tenderness 
you cannot muster, 
during day or night.

I have risen above accepting your hands
as worthy of being called safe;
I have learned how it should feel -
when hands touch with love.

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We All Were Roses

8/24/2020

 
Green leaves trembling in the wind,
flashing 
pink, yellow, and thorns,
smiling 
at how resilient we had become.

Roots entwined 
with the fate of those rocks,
our lumps 
of enduring granite.

We knew 
we belonged there.

Flashing 
pink, yellow, and thorns,
smiling 
with sea spraying
and sun 
sparkling in our eyes,
on our shells,

and green leaves
​trembling in the wind.

We 
all were roses.

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