Poetry
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The Root of Justice
To accept is not to yieldbut to see the world as it is Clarity blooms in stillnessand from that clear groundaction risesfirm as a mountaingentle as flowing water Acceptance is not the endbut the beginning of right effortwhere seeing deeplybecomes… Continue reading
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As I Stumble in the Dark
When the end comesI will hold you close Though I do not know your facenor the place from which you came In the darkI reach for what remains All my life, I grasped in error Yet now, as I stumbleand… Continue reading
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Many Names
I kneel to one nameyou to another But tell meis the flame not the samethough lanterns differ? What light do we reach forif not one sun? If my eyes lose sightand I wander in the desertwho guides whom:the blind or… Continue reading
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To Smile
To smile is no small thingSorrow says, not nowyet smile to sorrowand it softens Smile to the dayto each beingto the turning world A single smilecarries the weightof peace Continue reading
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Sit with your Dragon
The suffering is vastWe wonder, what can be done? Rage & hatred risedragons breathing fireburning the world Lost in delusionwe see only through fear Is there another way? Perhapswe just sit Sit with the dragonand watch it closely I turn… Continue reading
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Consolation
A stone at restin the river’s current The water movesthe stone remains Here, we are soothedhere, we are accepted From stillnesswe risewalk into the worldto meet what comeswithout fear Continue reading
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Small Death
I walk backward into the futureEach day, a small death Dead on SundayI rise again on Mondaywith a new facea new electric mind Continue reading
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Pink Sky
I dream within the dreamAwake under a pink sky The mountains know my nameThey knew before my parents met I am here, you are thereWe are all hereUnder a pink sky Continue reading
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Open the Heart
Open the heartto what arises Joy or sorrowit flows throughalready whole Nothing is missingNothing is wrong No single taleonly the great storythe interbeingof all things Continue reading
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Already Enough
Wherever you stepthe ground waits for your gift Wherever your hands movethe world is ready to receive Your offerings are already enoughsilent, embodied, whole Serve where you standThe moment is calling Continue reading









