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"Springing" into a New Earth
Photo by Daiga Ellaby on UnsplashSpring is a great time to reflect on the renewal of our lives individually and collectively. What do we need to spring clean? What do we need to grow, reinstate, and commit to at this time? I find that...
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Seven Ways of Looking at Crows
1.Over the lake two crows call to each other unsung melody between them 2. Walking at the road edge two women rejoice in the grating voice of a crow 3. Grey, black; a spot on the green, silent lake a cro...
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Winter and the Promise of Spring
I love Winter. I love everything about it: I love the short days and the long nights, the crisp morning air and its frosty bites, the bare branches and the cawing crow crisscrossing the terse sky. Again and again, when I look arou...
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Transformation in Five Acts
This poem outlines the slowness of the moments accruing toward revelation.It highlights the patience needed for anything of beauty to come to fruition.It also celebrates the wonder of small details and lives, as what make up the miracle ...
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Forest Heart Celebration
I've come to this obscure corner ofthe heart the center of a rich forestthere are no boundaries to this forest landany tree lover will knowwhen they've arrived there.Big skies are behind methe highway runs beneath walls of greenthe ...
1 minute readDrinking from the Source: How People of Different Faiths Can Get Along
Photo by Javardh on Unsplash“The highest result of education is tolerance.” ~ Helen Keller“There are a thousand ways to kneel and kiss the ground; there are a thousand ways to go home again.” ~ Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī“Truth is a p...
5 minute readBeautiful, Intense, Mysterious Prague
Photo by Anthony DELANOIX on UnsplashPrague is a magical city: take the time to wander around its alleys, bridges, and squares and you will soon find out about its many mysteries. Th...
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Listening to the White Raven: A Welcome Tale
Once upon a time, there was a quiet girl. She loved the wind, the forest, the thrush, and the nightingale. She loved the river flowing into the sea. She loved her dreams about faraway lands, where people from all over the world met ...
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