There's Nothing New

Under the Sun

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except 

when a seasoned woman

pays mind to the light years 

above

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and 

 is young again

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when a fragile spirit

listens to wisdom

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and is empowered by

understanding

 

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or

simply when

the gossip of bluebirds

spreads across 

the vernal sky.

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There's nothing new under the sun 

except 

when you are born again 

everyday

to

Pay attention.

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Be astonished.

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And

tell about it.
 

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(dank, mijn lieve zuster)

Last quote by the poet Mary Oliver.

Not That Long Ago

we were children 

and

we believed in the portability

 of a pet dragon. 

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A ballerina fish didn't just

swim  

but rather

slid through melodious

liquid silver


in a frilled gown.

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But we shed our feathers


and trade them in  


for feet


bound toward

solid, earthy ambitions.

    

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But 

I KNOW A PLACE
 
in the early morning hours

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from which you can dare 

once again

to leap

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where there is a lamp

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by which others sleep

and where 

 we are suddenly able

to see

 our way in the dark...

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and leave a memorable trail.

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The Next Time

 

you

look at the 

scattered stars

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listen to them impart

 the sacred

writings of old

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 from

Sweet Divinity 

that whispers wisdom 

into the 

open human heart.

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However

Poetry

comes from within us

so we can 

speak to each other.

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We 

read and write

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to know that

we are not alone

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for

the poet 

unearths the forgotten

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and what is observed in the 

darkness

shines the brightest

unknown

 

and while our

philosophies

may never move the 

heavens

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passionate hearts 

and determined minds

 can move  

the inhabitants 

of earth

toward unity

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with

the power of the pen.

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and

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You are not alone

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for you are

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For Love

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a teacher became 

the lesson

and an artist 

became 

the art.

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However

 it could not have 

happened without 

a child

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who

had yearned to travel 

to 

~the moon and beyond ~
 

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but to no avail

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until

she finally grew up

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and 

learned 

for herself

to let go

 

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and risk it 

all

for love.

So she did what most 

children do

and 

she played.
 

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She dressed

 

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and played the part

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believed

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and for a brief time

brushed the stars.

And in the glow against 

the darkness

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one learns how much 

you are really valued

but above all 

you realize

what you value 

the most  

because 

It's 

only 

a paper moon.

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