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- Villanelle 20 – Love and Glory in the Quarry
- Villanelle 19 – The Bend of Friendship
- Villanelle 18 – The Boat in My Bay
- Sestina 9- The Lighthouse Mind
- Sestina 8 – Secrets Beneath the Surface
- Sestina 7 – A Necessary Break
- The Power of the Pause
- Sestina 6 – Fragments of Forever
- Sestina 5 – Eternal Tides of Love
- Happiness
- Villanelle 17 – The Unanswered Call
- Villanelle 16 – When God Turned Away
- Villanelle 15 – The Fastest Gun
- Sestina 4 – God’s Own Country, Lost
- Springtime in the Netherlands
- The Golden Vortex of Not Knowing
- From Wheels to Words
- Villanelle 14 – Restless Waters
- Sestina 3 – Elegy for the Constellations
- Villanelle 13 – The Long Work of Love
- Sonnet 14 – The Art of Staying in Love
- Sonnet 13 – Grace Beyond the Body
- The Whole of It
- Before I Wake
- I Believe
- The Unopened Letter
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- Stone Beneath My Ribs
- Some People Are Music
- A Life in Flowers
- Only Two Units
- Too Late for Forgiveness
- Sonnet 12 – One Single Time
- The Stubborn Tree
- Blood and Honey
- Sonnet 11 – A Life by Your Side
- The Proposal
- Wheelchair Independence
- Villanelle 12 – When You Finally Called
- Her Hand, My Horizon
- The Woman Who Danced Like Flame
- The Mantis Speaks
- Beyond Human Hands
- Arrivals of Joy
- Notebooks
- The Seven Chakra Tree of Life
- Villanelle 11 – The Heart’s Cove
- Moonlight in a Ballroom
- Heartbeat and Milk
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The Mantis Speaks
While walking in the garden,I saw a praying mantis.It looked pious, innocent—how could an insect that is alwayspraying be cruel? Then I saw it open its arms,catch a fly, and relish it.Its hands, when spread, were full of spikes;the prey … Continue reading
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