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Pandora’s prayer

the empty box stands open she contemplates each item scattered on the floor the dusty floor where she kneels examining each one carefully   remembering how in years past things had gotten put away this and that little pieces of her some went quietly some kicking and screaming but each in their time locked away hidden   risking [...]

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For Jamyang Kyi

So many years, so much faith, Hu, such bounty in mankind, the sun shining through its lens to etch truth into books. I hold a mirror to my face, looking at my life from the world’s arched back. Steel rods fill the mandala of my dreams, bars that won’t let me leave like I should, [...]

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A city boy’s dream of farm life

A city boy dreams of what life on a farm would be like. ย ย ย ย ย Wintertime on the farm was always looked forward to with great anticipation, because it meant less chores and more time for recreation. When the snow began falling, I felt a certain satisfaction, because it meant endless skiing [...]

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BEHIND THE WHITE FRONT DOOR

Every day I pass it by This house of solid wood, I would like to go inside If only that I could. It has a large veranda With wicker rocking chairs, And beautiful red geraniums Sit upon the stairs. Each time that I walk by it I feel the warmth inside, It makes me want [...]

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