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The Flourishing to Come

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on February 1, 2026| 2 Comments »


on Imbolc, 2026
 
 
Midwinter, in Minnesota,
they are planting seeds
in the cold, seeds of kindness,
community, compassion,
ferocity. In the streets,
they plant seeds of integrity,
diversity, equality, justice.
On pavement and in snow,
they plant democracy.
The light is growing.
Imagine the beauty
if even half these seeds take.
What a life that will be when
they bloom. Imagine
all that goodness reseeding,
spreading like wildflowers.
Goodness burgeoning,
rampant, tenacious as weeds.

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From Here to There

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on February 3, 2021| 9 Comments »



What do you want to bridge?
            —Kayleen Asbo, “Blessing Thread, “Wales and Ireland”


Forever may I build
this bridge between you
and me, build it with words
sincere and strong,
and when the words
don’t quite reach,
I’ll build the bridge with silence,
and when silence
falls short, I’ll build it
with longing, and if
the longing won’t span
the gap, I’ll fill in what’s left
with history, with hope,
with facts, with fantasy,
jazz, poetry, shoelaces,
old gum, feathers, toothpicks,
candlewax, gauze of ruined dreams,
almosts, apple peels, I swear
I will use anything it takes
to build this bridge,
and when it falls apart as bridges do,
I’ll build it again. With my bones,
with my tears, with my shadow,
my light.

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Imbolc

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on February 3, 2017| 3 Comments »

Before the planting

of the seeds,

the preparation

to plant the seeds—

too soon for the soil,

of course, but

here, the hands

of the planter.

Rose milk lotion. Rest.

The time for verbs,

later.

These long nights,

the time for dreams.

Out of darkness,

sprouting,

unstoppable budding,

sweet frolicsome riots

of soft and feral pink.

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