Type: Poem

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A person rests their head on a laptop keyboard while sitting at a desk, appearing frustrated or exhausted.
“the mountain / knows / she is a mountain”
Person walking in a sunlit mountain landscape with grassy fields, surrounded by mountains at sunset.

“let this mask / protect me / but not efface me”

Woman with curly hair wearing a mask stands at a city intersection.

“I connect to the needed blankness of sleep.”

Silhouette of a person gazing at a starry night sky with a visible Milky Way and shooting star.

“We acknowledge the bounty You provide”

A smiling girl in a white dress holds a basket of fruit and flowers in a wheat field.

“how much I count / on seeing your face …”

Woman with eyes closed enjoying sunlight, standing near tree with autumn leaves, in a park.

“Show us compassion when we hurt”

Blue stones with words like Friends, Love, and Hope on a tree stump in a small circle.

“I never understood / why you couldn’t just / let my people go”

Close-up of an Egyptian pharaoh statue with intricate headdress and serene expression.

“I used to whisper evening prayers / Now I recite statistics”

Three hikers with backpacks walk through a sunny, rocky desert landscape under a clear blue sky.

“in this plague spring …”

Hand wiping wooden table with yellow cloth, fruit bowl in foreground, cozy living room in background.

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