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One day it was all too much, // the princely façade cracked at the sight // Of overseers doing what they really do // when no one is looking. // The lash laid fiery welts along the back of a slave // And Moses felt the burn.
Bright orange and yellow flames creating a swirling fire pattern.
Democracy was like weather // on those rare days when it’s so // right, so not-too-anything, // its goes unnoticed.
A torn yellow patch reveals a pair of eyes peeking through a muted green painted surface.
A reflection for this season of rupture, reckoning, and return.
Vibrant sunset over a calm ocean, with pink, orange, and purple hues blending into a darkening sky.
A meditation on safety
White dove in mid-flight with wings spread wide against a soft, blurred background.
Let this be our prayer. Let this be our stand. Let this be our refusal to accept empire as sacred, or militarism as holy.
People march holding a large NO KINGS banner with a crossed-out crown symbol on a city street.
“Roses bloom in radiant resistance / Dandelions scatter like wild prayers…”
Field of yellow dandelions in bloom under a clear blue sky, with trees in the distance on the right.
“guard us against tribal instinct ingrained”
Field of red flowers under a cloudy sky at sunset, with sun setting near the horizon and trees silhouetted.
“We grieve the indifference to / the hunger and need of millions…”
A finger points to Hebrew text in a book, focusing on large green letters.
“Teach us always to choose life, to pursue justice, / and to rise above vengeance.”
Two people examine a large megillah scroll with colorful illustrations and Hebrew text, pointing at different sections.

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