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On every mountain we walk through the veil,
with just a glimpse really
of all that was made.
And now we recognize our connection,
having seen it,
having touched the sky
we know for certain
there is more.
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On a tough day, or when I need recovering, you can find me,
or I can find myself again
in these mountains.
You see they have a way,
a miraculous way
of removing bitterness
and fatigue.
Note: These mountains are just 5 minutes from my house.
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Having rejected the blood of kings, and thrones, and swords called devils, he had always embraced the wind.
So he stood there, on top of the mountain with his arms outstretched and a mist in his eyes, remembering
the light he’d been given. And that his heart really could soar, in spite of the violence….. of our world.
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As the wind moves through the tall grass of the mountain
with a soft voice, a whisper really
reminding
we are of the earth carrying
fragments of soil in our veins,
pieces of clay in our bones
and an echo of the divine
in our skies.
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In the spirit of the mountains we are confident,
having touched the sky, we can reach
now with our own spirits reshaped,
with wings extended
our wordflow
has a stronger heart.
And our poems can live
and breathe on the earth,
and move
in a marvelous way.
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Sagebrush as I walk through the tall grass
my fingertips reaching,
a feather falls from the sky
and the hawk yells,
“Good morning, my brother!”
his shadow covers me
as I lift my eyes,
searching the sky.
Poetry and Image © Copyright 2018, ancient skies
The shadow of crow wings fall
on my shoulders
as a grasshopper takes off again,
from the tall grass,
a few more steps and the crow calls
as if to awaken me
looking up I realize
brother sun
is in both our eyes
filling us
with courage.
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