Category: Poetic Rambling
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Awaken,” by Naima Penniman
there’s a war going on the first casualty was truthand it’s inside you the universe is counting on our beliefthat faith is more powerful than fearand in that the shifting momentwe’ll all remember why we’re here in a world where…
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Ten Years Ago is Still the Same Today
Feet up against the dashboard, my brother drives, a trailblazing with dust grows behind us. A song rattles along with the shovels and beer cans in the back of the truck, Road signs with faded memories attached to them, one by…
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Loving Kindness
“It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” – Mother Theresa The true gift is finding joy in the process of giving, rather than focusing on the expectation of receiving something in return. Whether it’s through…
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Mystical Morning
Photo: The call of the morning, Northern California. Early this morning, as the sun added gold to the sky, my youngest brother Zane called, “The geese are here; the field is white; if you want to take photos, now is…
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The Harvest and Bounty
Here are two comments I received today and thought to share them with you: “Untangling what exactly? Silk threads from string? Ribbon from rope? Branches from roots? Genes from tumors? SNAP benefits from food insecurity? Shrapnel from bombs? Metaphorical thoughts from reality?…
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Untangled
We need to start untangling the darkness from light. Not in some small sections. Not from just these threads and not those threads. We must do better than untie some knots, while pushing aside the mess. Yes, it is complicated-…