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The Making

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on June 7, 2026| 1 Comment »


for Kayleen Asbo
 
 
In those days when I was terribly raw,
my friend would make mandalas
out of petals and sticks, pinecones and rocks, 
sometimes shells, sometimes leaves.
She’d send a photo and a note
to say she was thinking of me. 
I still marvel at how, of the thousands of choices 
she made on any given day, she chose to spend time 
sending love to me. How simple the act, really. 
A smattering of acorns shaped into a circle 
with some leaves arranged in the center.
Now I trust even the humblest, most ephemeral act, 
when motivated by love, has the power 
to reach through the years. Now I trust 
I am made of thousands of acts of kindness,
most of them small. I can’t touch where they live 
in my body, some I have even forgotten, 
but to this day I am made of them all. 

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Even the Smallest Acts

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on February 9, 2025| 15 Comments »


 
 
With love, I score the insides of the eggplants
into diamond-shaped slashes and slather
the cut side with oil. With love, I crumble
tiny, fresh thyme leaves onto the sweating flesh,
then roast the halves till the dark, tight skin
pulls easily away. It’s heaven in the mouth,
the creamy, tender scoops of eggplant served
with garlicky buttermilk sauce and pomegranate seeds.
 
I want to believe even the smallest acts—
like sprinkling the tiniest bit of za’atar onto a dish
or sprinkling a real smile into any interaction
or making the call, or writing the letter—
yes, even the smallest acts can be part of
the greater change that infuses everything.

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