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Psalm 27: An Elul Redux

a brook runs along the middle of a field with mountains in the distance
 
the stronghold
is a brook
that babbles inside our selves
 
and clumsily
in this place
words become worlds
 
yes, we can finally see your face
(Our Face)
 
and though father
and mother do not look upon us
 
and the marching enemies of time
quiet
and restraint
 
try to hold us
 
our walls do breach
 
the water within
softens the rock
flings opens the Tent
 
and out of each of us
wide mouthed
seeking
the courage to unlevel the path
suddenly and steadily comes
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