Essence
My mind’s essence: /
I strive for understanding. /
I glimpse between worlds.
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“Imagine”
Imagine
Imagine a sky /
a sun and compassion /
all, everywhere.
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“Inward”
Inward
In a word: inward
The birds sing loudly today.
The cat sits alone.
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“New and Not”
New and Not
Alone and not. /
A body and a shadow. /
New year and still old.
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“Cold”
Cold
Cold, quarter moon glides /
above the bare, winter limbs. /
Sleepless night’s embrace.
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“Solstice”
Solstice
Winter loves slowly. /
Its long shadows stretch like life /
compactly marooned.
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“abstract”
abrstract
abstract argument /
argued in full abstraction /
no punctuation
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“Argue”
Argue
We argued over /
who had the worst argument /
and I lost.
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“Holidays”
Holidays
Once, I brandished light, /
large for the holidays. /
Now, just a small one.
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“Bread”
Bread
Both work and promise, /
holiday bread offers warmth /
wrapped in remembrance.
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