Around the Campfire

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angels are on their way
poetry and wondering from the Blue Mountains.
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your personalized horoscope from a poet
our zodiac signs all point to the same direction: toward miracles!
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if mercy is a crime - let's become outlaws
the felony of forgiveness
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Art contest has kicked off!
Submit your art to have a chance to include it in my 2024 wall calendar
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poems are just prayers in disguise
praying to find peace between the lightning strikes
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writing is exploring
a poem written from inside the belly of a whale
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swim free indeed
a bit of backstroke of bad luck
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the gatekeepers are getting worried
your story is YOUR story -
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escaping comets, falling leaves, you and me
Come on fall. Help me learn to let go of what’s dead. Come on fall. I’m ready.
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August 2023
grief taught me to pay attention
Like my parents, my breaths are numbered. Every second counts. I want to be a better witness to the swirling masterpiece being painted around me.
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a broken instrument still plays sweet music
On the other side of the world - I learned how to become a song
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in the light
Vulnerability is a virtue that only the light can teach us.
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