Short Compassing Poems

a flame.
a flame of hope,
a flame of love,
a flame of strength,
a flame of courage,
a flame of music,
a flame of joy,
a flame of sweetness,
a flame of friends,
a flame of family,
a flame of laughter,
a flame of spirit,
a flame of delight,
a flame of emotion,
a flame of compassing,
a flame that will never go out,
no matter what touches its heart.
flame.
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No need to speak with mouths.
Moons have dropped like tears from our eyes.
Sadness is a ladder for us all to climb
Atop, where we'll eat sandwiches together and laugh,

Knowing
The struggle of wonder, that
Tradgedy is the forgotten joke,
The last ride at the fair,
The last star of the night.

In the winter we will walk shoeless,
Talking with other parts,
Bare-eyed and wandering,
Compassing hearts....

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