gratitude

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gratitude
the rain not heavier
the sand not coarser
the grass ever glistening
the shoes fits well.

what I have

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what i have

imagination to carry on

conviction of faith

belief in cause

always there’s a better.

in thought i knew

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i thought i knew but i didn’t

i thought i was clever but i wasn’t

i thought i meant well but i was wrong

i thought i was strong but there were stronger

When I Thought I Lost

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10

When I Thought I Lost

When it happened

Whatever

Whatever may not matter

when the loss is real

When the loss is real.

The truth is out there

Black will remain black

and so white as white.

What do I believe in then?

What do I hang on to then?

Did one say

Nothing happened without a reason?

*06 April 2025 - fracture of a whole

When Shadows Fall

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9

When Shadows Fall

Grasping, grappling

for now

As shadows

fall over the earth, temporarily,

Yes, it’s only for now,

Reminding us

Calling us out

to be mindful

What have we done?

What have we been doing?

For now

Minutes and seconds stretch long

Take time now, recall

What you have done

What you have been doing

When these shadows are lifted

How will you walk, differently

How will you pause, purposefully

How will you care, truly.

April 2020

*written during the movement control order

When I Want It All

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8

When I Want It All

I want to love

and have

and not to have loved

and lost

So it was when I was young

So it is now I am old

I want it all.

Do I?

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7

Do I?

Flowers on curtains

Flowers on urn

Ever gay

Ever fresh

Do I but envy these?

Forever fresh

Perhaps, somewhere

but No

I long not

where feelings are not

Decay is rich

It is good

to luxuriate in all moods.