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The must of feed
and feeding, of painted and painting
... of loved and loving.

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(Inspired by Solea at Flickr)

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Rapture
within agony -
agony within rapture.

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Patient moon -
dandelions clench
shamed in their zealotry.

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Breath and treat -
the gifts exchanged
root and meat.

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Breath so precious
so precious release
and precious again is breath.

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365 Tao Day 011 "Healing":

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Vicodin and color swatches
lip-biting and pristine crutches
bridal magazines and growing lists.

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Shimmer and shadow -
those eternal envies
coveting chance edges.

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