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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.
Staring up at the glowing orb and feeling the life in her womb, she drifted into dreams, only to be startled awake by the Voice…
View from forest floor looking up at trees with green leaves; a bird soars in the blue sky above.
We know how to protect a child // from hostile eyes, // and there will be more deliveries on this journey.
Close-up of a baby holding an adults finger, conveying a sense of connection and tenderness.
A person poem told from Vashti’s perspective
Stone statue of a crowned woman with braided hair against a blue sky and tree branches.
“Then how Aaron cradles the blossom for you…”
Close-up of a white strawberry blossom with a yellow center next to a green bud, set against a blurred background.

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