no flags, no troops to protect…
no laws but the law of the heart.
no illegal immigrants.
and no religion…
other than kindness!
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he lit his lantern and
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if you need scriptures,
on the walls of your soul!read the scriptures writtenin trees, in rocks, in rivers.read the scriptures writtenin the broken alley.in the homeless man’s eyes,in the addict’s desperation,in the shuffle of jobless feet.in the cry of the newborn baby,in the lovers moan of fulfillment,the scriptures writtenin the sweet darkness of night,in the jail cell,in the picket…
my grandfather drowned
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it is in the small things that we die,
and the silent scream of forgotten things.in the scent of pine needles fresh fallen,and the sound of the creek crossing rocks.in bat droppings, and abandoned nests of straw….in smoke curled into the candle.in squirrels’ prayers to fading light,and the sound of tires on an endless road.in clouds hanging just above the treetops,in the single chime…
When we make love…
Does the earth stop turning,For a holy instant?Do words find meanings?Does night name need?Does the wind come a knocking,On the door that doesn’t exist?Does time expire?Do thoughts undress!Does empty carve windows,In the soul of heat?
i watched them loading
dirty faced kids in the back….you could tell they’d been crying.‘you got gas money, bud?have them kids eaten? ‘….‘we’re fine… thanks for the help…’and they drove off onfifteen dollar tires…to find a new life!and it’s Christmasall over the world!