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Navel to throat, a shining rod,
signals within, presence of God,
which in staid stillness we observe,
with zest and zeal and love and verve,
a secret we willingly...

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I mistook the shallows for the deep
Experienced the pain of that mistake
I'm not even far from the shore

I was walking in my sleep
I thought I...

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I saw your elegance as soon as I walked in,
The golden brass, the sticky bar mats.
I found my seat,
I want to pause time,
The moment you...

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I ought to lie on the lawn and rest my head. 
I feel revitalized as the cold breeze spread.
Watch for wildlife, but follow your nose.
Relish...

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I walked up his creaking steps
To the world’s most cluttered front porch
Kicking aside a chair, I knock
I hear some scrambling from inside
The door whips open....

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As I lay sleeping soundly, I dreamt of keeping
The home fires burning so cozy and bright,
I could see the sparkling embers reflecting
In her face long...

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I'm a rambler, I'm a rover,
Yonder's where I long to be.
Where living's leaner, senses keener,
Grass is greener's home to me.

Tumbleweeds are my companions,
True vagabonds make...

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Day I've known in early Autumn
You are spring in winter long thought on
How truth differs; three have I known
Two hemispheres I now call home
German day...

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“Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it…” Psalm 127 of the King James Bible

God’s love props home where we...

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"So full of comfort- broken in with love;
 well used and shaped- where all fit like a glove." 
      ...

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The journey, long, at last is o’er,
safely I stand before the door
of those four walls I call sweet home,
a simple place. For when I roam
home...

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Home, not built with bricks and cement  
But on the rocks of love and trust
Where all live happy n’ content 
Where, life moves smooth...

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Our home Is filled with thanks and love,
this we got from God up above.
The kitchen stove cooking away,
before eating we first must pray.
Let's go play...

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This damp tank is my current home
where my toes are chilled to the bone.
I simply do as I am told
but the distress is getting old.
I...

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Go anywhere: London or Rome,
There's no place as best as a home;
Home is not a mere mansion charm,
It's communion where hearts feel warm;
It needn't be...

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