go ahead, be messy
leave crumbs on the counter
a spoon in the sink
the bed unmade
shoes kicked off by the door

let today unfold
like laundry on the floor
warm and soft and slow

say nothing of coulds
or shoulds
or wish-i-woulds

take a deep breath
and take it all in
there's no rush
tomorrow will still come

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spring ephemerals
popping effortlessly up
just past the surface

to lift our sorrows
and remind us all; goodness
comes around again

it lives in moments
we create in space and time
neighbors, friends, strangers

hold one another
make the goodness stick around
once, twice, forever

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relentless persistence
of comfort, unchanging

Merak, Dubhe, and Polaris

wished upon stars in a view caught from the top-bunk
of the room I shared with my sister

reliable 
consistent
unfailing

night after night
these stars intake
the same wishes I still make

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Looking up and up and up
pushing air in and out
seeking, searching
a way around
a way over
a way through

holding onto ill-spoken sentences
in the depths of my chest
heard years ago but
long forgotten by the giver

I remember to pay forward
only kindnesses

remember only kindnesses

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hour by hour I look up
and fall in love with something new

sunrise-to-sunset
showings of whispers and hues
pinks and then blues

an intricate dance
a natural lava lamp
broken egg yolks, mixed and poked

untethered, stretching, and reaching
across the biggest, brightest blue

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