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Friendship (Poem)
shared space that allows for tears
the held silence meaningful as words
common walks stepping both joy and sorrow
an exchanged gaze a password to home
this the experience of being seen
this the web that connects all
this a path to move through the day
the how and why of love
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All I Have (Poem)
because I learned so early that life begins with tears
the deep wrench of dying again and again
the equal wonder of drawing breath once more
and above all the ever present field of love
a touch, a smile, a gentle word
these hold such power to heal unseen hurt
a balm to soothe splatters from any scald
a roadmap to guide the abandoned home
I kept these as jewels within my heart
as precious lessons to study and learn
until one day they so multiplied, they overflow
and spill from my fingers as I walk
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Kaddish (Poem)
wake, startled into notice, to wonder who is gone
walk through the streets to remember
the clatter of stones beneath your feet
sounding the clink of cup against saucer
there a moment recalling tea
the blue of pottery casually shattered
left as shards in random view
shining the unguarded glimpse of eyes
that looked for what others didn’t see
the brush of a petal against your hand
soft and unbidden as all kindness ever is
falling unnoticed to the ground
to rest in unseen ashes, the scattering of love
