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Death bids me welcome
Into his tended garden
Where quiet plots of bramble clots
House names now long forgotten.

Engravings faded, darkened serifs 
Tower over brighter plaques 
Sooted over...

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With pure light, you cannot see.
With pure darkness, you cannot see.

With both, you will see the beauty of life surrounding you.
Mountains, Sea, sky, and life...

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The roads are jammed; the traffic crawls
And rain clouds fill the sky.
The cars are crammed and, on the walls,
Graffiti passes by.

The cabbie shrugs, “That’s how...

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Forced to give up everything when you died
I was no longer welcome at home
Barely ate, not a penny set aside
Forced to give up everything when...

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Sometimes, 
We have time but sometimes we do not
Sometimes, 
We reach out but sometimes we do not
Sometimes, 
We wake up to that text but sometimes...

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She didn’t know what to expect,
a foreign land to what was supposed to be familiar but so different
The smell of coffee, diesel fumes, cologne and...

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an unexpected silence
overwhelmingly welcome
noisy nursing home...

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It’s been too long since you went away.
Now nights are long, and days are gray.
Tears too frequent and embraces missed,
The sound of your voice and...

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I am an energy with a spark and flare
I am an energy with love to spare,

I was created with love, grace, and compassion
I was awaken...

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Welcome to Shamukuni Street,  
Where the city breathes in vibrant chaos,  
Police sirens whirling,  
A symphony of urgency and defiance—  
Each...

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I want to be your home
to welcome you in, just so you know
you will never again be so alone

For though we are temporarily apart
and for...

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Well come on in, I'll bolt the door,
Excuse the dog mess, on the floor,
Let's get this one bar fire to roar,
Coffee's still warm, so I'll...

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A million stars shine,
as I stroll this black dirt lane,
they welcome me home.
...

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As a kid I had three bunnies,
they were free I paid no moneys.
It was Easter time,
I had won them and they were all mine.
I had...

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