* La vaca, "the cow" in Spanish.
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I said to Poetry:"I’m finished with you." Having to almost die before some wierd light comes creeping through
If my sorrow were deeper I’d be, along with you, under the ocean’s floor; but today I learn that the oil that pools beneath the ocean floor
Before I leave the stage I will sing the only song I was meant truly to sing. It is the song of I AM.
Don’t be like those who ask for ev… praise, a blurb, a free ride in my… limousine. They ask for everything… anything in return. Be like those who can see that my…
I will keep Broken things: The big clay Pot
Going out to the garden this morning to plant seeds for my winter greens —the strong, fiery mustard
Be nobody’s darling; Be an outcast. Take the contradictions Of your life And wrap around
The tree of life has fallen on my small house. I thought it was so much bigger! But it is not. There in the distance I see the m…
My brothers knew The things you know. I did not scorn learning them; It’s just my mind
Reminding us, as they witnessed our curiosity about them, that no matter the losses, there’s something fabulous going on at every stage of Life, something to let go of, maybe, but for d...
She is the one who will notice that the first snapdragon of Spring is
To change the world enough you must cease to be afraid of the poor. We experience your fear as the lea… humiliations; in the past
Knowing you might some day come and how unprepared I’ve always been like Mr. Sloppy in Charles Dickens’
in our lifetime. Which makes the idea of elections Notice how this word has “man” right in the middle of it? That’s one reason I like it. He is right there, front and center. But he i...