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    Category: poems.prayers

    Where am I safe?

    Whew… found this from 2008. How poignant in our election time, once again. A little angsty, so not quite where i am now, but a voice from…… Read more “Where am I safe?”

    September 13, 2012 by Nathan

    Prayers from the past

    From June 10, 2005 It's a blur, a mist, a memory, as my life unfolds before my eyes. So tired, so weary, yet living, breathing I am… Read more "Prayers from the past"

    June 19, 2012June 30, 2012 by Nathan

    The forest knows where you are

    Just wanted to share this poem… so beautiful: Stand still. The trees ahead and the bushes beside you Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here,…… Read more “The forest knows where you are”

    June 3, 2009August 26, 2017 by Nathan

    The ebb the flow the drama… life

    I’m standing in the ocean, waves pounding me trying to knock out my footing     as I dig my toes into the shifting sand. Pounding pounding… one side…… Read more “The ebb the flow the drama… life”

    October 28, 2008October 28, 2008 by Nathan

    Be very afraid

    Imagine a generation giving up on national votingLiving in the belief that nationalismAnd the national political platformWill make no lasting difference in this world…And be very afraid.…… Read more “Be very afraid”

    September 25, 2008 by Nathan

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