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“May all the contracted thoughts and obstacles, all the aversions, the wrestling and judgements cease…”
“Still moments of fragrant chill, / crunch of golden leaves / call us to inner landscape…”
“The hidden sparks / That are released / When I dare / To listen To dance / in your arms”
“You are not Bitter, / And you shrug the name away. / You do not complain.” You simply are.
“…Shekhinah can shine in nature and maintain Her omnipresence.”
“What do we do / with these yellow ribbons / tied to the memory / of October 7th?”
“may those returning home / find comfort in the permeance / of rebuilding and reaping”
“Visions of forest-green diminish / until another time.”
“We are each a Torah / to be embraced and celebrated…”
“This space is not solid, / there’s no roof against rain.”

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