Sweet Sign

A sweet sign of spring
Seasons arrive and depart
Our lesson in life

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Soul Music

Music for the soul
Sounds with birdsong and soft wind
Bubbles forth with joy

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False Pride

Captive of false pride
Looking to be acknowledged
Felines simple are

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Appreciate You

Appreciate you
Day in, day out, you are there
Ripple in water

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Over Structured Life

Over structured life
Looking outside for mind's peace
Stop to watch the sky

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Deep Cold

A biting deep cold
Comes from outside and inside
Detritus clogs flow.

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Breaktime

Take time for breaks
Recharging ones batteries
Cats do understand

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A Place Called Home

The place you call home
Returning time after time
Mountain air, I'm home

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Inner Life

Deep rich inner life
Armor to withstand rough seas
Breathe in the sweet scent.

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I Am, I Create

I am, I create
Align my actions with thought
Nature adds deep dreams

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I Can

I can and I will
Words said, big dreams realized
Flowers bloom in joy.

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Worry

Worry and the future
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Catching the current

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Renewal

Deep sleep and sweet dreams
Night time is for renewal
Winter moves to spring

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Offer/Rejection

An offer of help
Given thoughtless rejection
Cold feel of winter.

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Listen

I hear you speaking.

Do you hear me answering?
Listen, hear the wind.

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Ride the Waves

Ride life's choppy waves
Up, down, in, out, never ends
Laugh and spread your wings

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Lower View

Take a lower view
Perspective changes the thought
See the men in rocks

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Philosophy

If I think I am
Why choose this am to think of
Mountains are preferred.

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Surprise

Time offers surprise
When all seems at a standstill
Short burst of spring snow

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Flow

Rich, poor, in between
Faith, belief, joy, happiness
Experience flow

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Footsteps and Shadows

Footsteps and shadows
Caught and hidden in the mind
Sun melts them away

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