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on our knees
We have all been on our knees Haven’t we? We all feel the weight of our belly our chest our skull pushing down on our fragile kneecaps There’s a reason why we pray this way Read more
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My love is like the sun
My love is like the sun it will hide behind clouds it will make you blind it will burn you to ash My love is like the sun millions of miles away its light still shines and turns your skin a luscious red My love is like the sun looking down on this tired world Read more
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Poem of solitary delight
What a delight it is When, of a morning, I get up and go out To find in full bloom a flower That yesterday was not there. Tachibana Akemi (1812-1868) Read more
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To the poet, philosopher, and saint…
To the poet, to the philosopher, to the saint, all things are friendly and sacred, all events profitable, all days holy, all men divine. For the eye is fastened on life, and slights the circumstance. Every chemical substance, every plant, every animal in its growth, teaches the unity of cause, the variety of appearance. Ralph Read more
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What is love?
Twenty-nine years ago today the law finally caught up with us after a decade on the lam. The commitment forged by my love for Nancy, and hers for me, became a legally binding one in the time-honored ceremony known as marriage. We made our declarations in front of our dear family and friends, and asked Read more
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I waited for the clouds
I waited for the clouds to carry me away and wondered why they made so many unfulfillable promises until I remembered: I used to do that too Read more
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