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Category: Poetry
Untitled [This is what was bequeathed us]
This is what was bequeathed us: This earth the beloved left And, leaving, Left to us. From Gregory Orr, Untitled [This is what was bequeathed us] Bequeath is a big word. It speaks of responsibility, legacy, flow, stewardship, and more....
read moreOnto a Vast Plain
Through the empty branches the sky remains.It is what you have.Be earth now, and evensong.Be the ground lying under that sky.Be modest now, like a thingripened until it is real ...From "Onto a Vast Plain" by Rainer Maria Rilke Be earth now. Be ear...
read moreAfter Sacred Water
I belong to no one. I am so useful in many ways./ I quench thirst for the animals, the plants, the trees, and human beings.// If I should become contaminated, I will contaminate all living things that I come across running freely. I need protection. ...
read moreMy House is the Red Earth
My house is the red earth; it could be the center of the world.From My House is the Red Earth, by Joy Harjo Home is earth down deep. Earth down deep where the table is always big enough. Earth down deep where we can tend the soil of forgiveness, t...
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Born in Louisville. Live in Atlanta. Curious by nature. Researcher by education. Writer by practice. Grateful heart by desire.
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