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Times Of Not Thinking About Problems Geor said he had a time, only a brief three minutes, when he did not have bills on his mind. It was in the sixties he said. He had just met his current wife….

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FAMILY CAMPING My job was to assemble the A-frame for the fire, fasten in kindling, rick for reminiscence, eager for teachings of story and song The grownups fed it logs with considered timing Tired in the tent, but willfully awake,…

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safe to say young starlings give the vultures a hard time. i wonder why the bigger birds dont knock the small ones senseless- not that i prefer violence but ive come to expect it. everything is so draped and viny….

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Yen Had I my way, the world would be at peace and fair, and we’d all be out on the porch sitting in the sun, bees buzzing, breeze blowing, slow toking, coffee sipping, writing poems, listening to friends, family, folk…

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The Salton Sea Like giant tears un Shed floating in the midst of A forgotten life ~ KE Next…

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Tarot I opened the window tonight And night jasmine pulled thread From an angel’s wing, A quiet prayer for my tears Hafiz speaks of the sacred in divine everyday tasks— listening to the wind, being in the moment The fire…

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SPRING DREAMS (are made of these) The iceMelt of mySelf is knocking off rust belts & Bible Belts & looking for words to express how Alive I’ve felt since A sunRise geyser sprouted in my chest. i am housing Warmth….

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GREEN VERSES 2/21/15 What if our creation myth was about Skywoman filling her garden with seeds And fruits and children all wrapped In the warm embrace of her goddess arms. Rather than our creation story of temptation, Sin and exile…

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“unforgivable blackness” the more things change the more things stay the same: they looked at us and called him “the black menace.” Jack Johnson was the embodiment of their worst whitemare— a black man who dared to be free. a…

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Finally Spring sprung Worm squirm Bird flirt alert ~ Smith Fast and Loose Spring today came fast and loose on the back of a fog that lingered this morning, but that’s ok as day unfolded in golden spring sunlight that…