The Tangled Path

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Ice storm
a messy poem-ish thing for our messy not-always-poem-ish world
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Following tracks
Finding a little hope in a corner of the wild
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Grandpa's horses
Or: go into your dreams and make something from them
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The leafless season
One morning it seems as if all the leaves have fallen.
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Surrendering to the current
As I was cleaning off my desk this morning, I came upon an old-school black and white printed copy of this quote.
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Pale green assassin bug
Your reputation proceeds you—such a name suggests that a close encounter may not be cozy.
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A Saint Francis moment
I’m sitting at the breakfast table with my bestie (two childless dog ladies just chillin’) and my mom (not childless obviously but also a dog lady…
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The Tangled Path
The Tangled Path
unraveling the knots of creative and spiritual life
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