October 5, 2022 · 11:56 pm

Step lightly
Raise your leg higher /
Keep your foot above your heart /
Step lightly on air.
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Surgery
Surgery divides /
flesh, bringing forth life’s pulse that /
only the heart heals.
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July 21, 2021 · 12:19 pm

The cut
A surgeon’s suture /
The end of the operation /
A painful new start.
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