all that’s left
If you have seen the snow
somewhere slowly fall
on a bicycle,
then you understand
all beauty will be lost
and how even that loss
can be beautiful.
And if you have looked
at a winter garden
and seen not a winter garden
but a meditation on shape,
then you know why
this season is not
known for its words,
the cold too much
about the slowing of matter,
not enough about the making of it.
So you are blessed
to forget this way:
a jump rope in the ice melt,
a mitten that has lost its hand,
a sun that shines
as if it doesn’t mean it.
And if in another season
you see a beautiful woman
use her bare hands
to smooth wrinkles
from her expensive dress
for the sake of dignity,
but in so doing trace
the outlines of her thighs,
then you will remember
surprise assumes a space
that has first been forgotten,
especially here, where we
rarely speak of it,
where we walk out onto the roofs
of frozen lakes
simply because we’re stunned
we really can.
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Upon Discovering My Entire Solution to the Attainment of Immortality Erased from the Blackboard Except the Word `Save'” by Dobby Gibson
I woke up thinking,
how can I make this day different?
how can I live in inspiration within these circumstances?
how can I improve myself today?
Within this day I can make new choices.
Better decisions towards my health.
Towards my future.
Towards my goals.
Within this day I can eat and drink the things I know are health-full
I can read and write the words I know will inspire beauty and love.
I can think about each moment and choice as a precious gift.
I can allow the people in this house grace to choose for themselves without judgement.
I can exercise my body and make it better and stronger.
I can pray, fellowship and meditate growing in love and intimacy with God and the world.
I can open my mind and awareness to all the beauty and miracles surrounding me and say thank you.
I can find home within my heart and bless this dwelling place.
I can and I will live this way today,
I can and will commit to this way of living from this day forward.
Each choice matters.
I will live this moment well.
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AL
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