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Fountains of LIfe

The cry of the starlings this morning calls me home, like him I, too, am a refugee. And i too am an invasive species. Yet the fountains of life and joy greet us both, unconcerned of my parentage or species. or … Continue reading

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House Mice

Grandmother Mouse, Is this your house? some would say it’s a tree – but they do not know you like me. For you too are a house mouse, I see.

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After the rain

Beside the newly formed pond The stillness is deafening.

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Rainbow Crow

My grandfather had a friend. She was a crow. You could see the rainbow in her wings. Did you think because she was a bird, she was a pet? do not fret, many make that mistake.

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Dry mouth

I open my door. you open your mouth. mine goes dry. Startled to see each other so close, both of us out of our elements. embodied and lost what choice is there but respect?

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dust bunny?

You think you know what’s in the corners and crevices,  hiding in the shadows of your heart’s home. Dust bunnies? Soot kittens!

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Following

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still tired?

somedays you  need to  rock harder.

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Loss and Find

I move a bookcase and there you are and I find a toy. once treasured and carried I find a toy once treasured and carried. now you are gone, and it is here a reminder in the shadows of love.

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A tail to tell?

Can you not see past my mask? I am more than a piece of tail, and I have a tale to tell. Will you listen?

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