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As writers we see with our eyes, our hearts,
our spirits even
dismantling prejudice
we have visions of wings
sensing the value
of each and every person,
and then……
a new day dawns
so we write it all down.
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Every heart has a story to tell, the courage
to be beautiful in spite of it all,
the building of wings to lift
not only us but to strengthen
each one…..
have you written down
your victories yet?
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In winter, hawks fly low bending, turning the air
brushing their wings with pine trees
so they can smell like…
Christmas.
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Fur coated dragons drifted into the kingdom during the night, along with a fresh coat of ice.
Snow swirled from time to time, giving a false sense of innocence to the difusion of light.
Yet the dragons only carried a holy fire, so the people were not afraid when the fires broke out.
They had waited so very long for deliverance, from leaders gone rogue, only the guilty were burned.
The people were sober, it was not a time to rejoice, but they knew what the dragons had done, was right.
And the fur coated dragons returned to their kingdom, in the cover of night. The ice remained, yet silent.
Snow swirled from time to time, giving a false sense of innocence.
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Encouragement that day came for him
in the form of a white sailboat
heading into the wind
refusing to let go of its power,
leaning into the horizon
as if hope was the journey,
and strength
the destination.
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In the heat of summer, the lake often calls to artists and dreamers
in the coolness of water,
and the explosion of green.
And sometimes…. even prayers
are sculpted,
given shape, given light,
flowing through our hearts and escaping.
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“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life, as by the obstacles which he has overcome.”
Booker T. Washington
Wishing you great success today as you overcome obstacles, inspiring others with your courage!
May your sails be filled with power and beauty!
Note: This is from my archives.
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