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"the stars have time to burn / while winking at us"
The Ball
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"water air soil into, out of her body"
the marvelous ability to choose anew
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" I reached my hands down near the earth"
Snow Shelter for a Tree with Sparrow, Shibata Zeshin, Japanese, 1882, Public Domain
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”not a sound comes from the empty village / as I stand eating the black cherries”
May a gust of wind catch you.
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"or open arms saying, I forgive you, all."
Henri Matisse, The Red Studio
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turning to Thich Nhat Hanh: "touch the deathless"
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turning to thich nhat hanh: "your arms are available: hugging is possible"
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protect your tenderness
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"Take all you want, but eat all you take."
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the bloom unrealized becomes a concentrate
I share a poem of my own today, and thank you for being here.
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a free book by pope francis: on capitalism & ending inequality: our care for our common home
Dear friends,
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"every day you wake you raise the dead"
Dear Friends,
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turning to Thich Nhat Hanh: feeling safety
Limestone hand holding a libation bowl, Cypriot, 5th–4th century BCE
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"A wide-bosomed teacher took me in."
May you be loved with thoughtful actions.
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"Stranger! awaken–"
On finding ourselves in each other
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"underneath this colossal tree with its condor-wings"
noticing the labor of others
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'i gradually comprehend'
where we put leftover love
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"Holes in the shape of stars / punched in gray tin"
What is your body's pathway home?
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The Breathing Field
The Breathing Field
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