Mining the Bright Birds

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I strain towards the future

My eyes focusing 

on the far away

past the empty, quiet gray,

like looking for a hummingbird

in the snow.

I squint to see the fine

twig lines

across the white,

over the green,

in front of the sleeping brown

and spy her there,

a gemstone

stately in her stance

among the branches.

It is no effort, really,

this finding my way

through my days,

if I but gentle my 

busy self,

settle and sit

sip and settle

and welcome the daytime darkness

while mining the bright birds.

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Traveling through the Valley

When you have walked
through the valley of the shadow
and death came anyway
(not to you, 
for you did.not.die)
and there is breath in you
to greet the day.
when you survive the 
shredding of your soul
to its core
and the disappearance of 
dreams,
all other challenges--
man made, God-breathed--
like snow--
can only provide 
another opportunity
to see which way 
you will be strong
this time.
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