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The tree of life has fallen on my small house. I thought it was so much bigger! But it is not. There in the distance I see the m…
I said to Poetry:"I’m finished with you." Having to almost die before some wierd light comes creeping through
My brothers knew The things you know. I did not scorn learning them; It’s just my mind
When you see water in a stream you say: oh, this is stream water; When you see water in the river you say: oh, this is water
When they torture your mother plant a tree When they torture your father plant a tree When they torture your brother
You confide in me that you are lonely,
Expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise. become a stranger To need of pity Or, if compassion be freely
I have a friend who is turning gray, not just her hair, and I do not know why this is so.
Don’t be like those who ask for ev… praise, a blurb, a free ride in my… limousine. They ask for everything… anything in return. Be like those who can see that my…
Going out to the garden this morning to plant seeds for my winter greens —the strong, fiery mustard
Knowing you might some day come and how unprepared I’ve always been like Mr. Sloppy in Charles Dickens’
When the people have won a victory whether small or large do you ever wonder
My desire is always the same; wherever Life deposits me: I want to stick my toe & soon my whole body
Before I leave the stage I will sing the only song I was meant truly to sing. It is the song of I AM.
To change the world enough you must cease to be afraid of the poor. We experience your fear as the lea… humiliations; in the past