Sitting in the grass listening to the trees
Soaking up the sunshine and laughing with the wind.
Nature abides by no laws but her own
Growing free and wild she offers protection to all
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Pain is the first thing that surfaces as you wake.
From the ashes rises the Phoenix, from the sea rises Aphrodite.
Seafoam curdles near my toes. Frothing back and forth.
You can drink from the cup but you'll leave thirstier.
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Today I'm going to the mountaintop
My breathing silent compared to the wind
I look out below and the whole world stops
I could stay right here until the world's end.
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He'd call me anak. My child he'd say.
He'd dress me up in the best clothes and
Take care of me. I'd giggle as he gave me
Candy hiding in the closet.
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The girl sat and worked in a well lit classroom.
Rain dripped from the trees just outside the big open windows and the crow flew in
The girl turned her head thinking it to be a fly that whizzed by her eye
It's a crow. She mused to herself.
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