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Posted on September 3, 2019September 6, 2019

Less Loveable Lifeforms Like Me

Celebrate saving the less charismatic Write odes to plankton, snail and flies, Our love of birds and mammals may be automatic, But we struggle to value lichen in our lives.…

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Posted on July 2, 2019July 14, 2020

Advice for Girls Burnt as Witches in Past Lives

Advice for girls who wake up smelling smoke: the fire isn’t lit yet, And if they come to take you to the pyre scratch every bit of them you can…

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Posted on December 27, 2018February 13, 2020

December

When the darkest days come we come together, We may never know why happiness sets us apart but, tragedy stretches out a hand and lips to kiss it better. And…

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Posted on May 12, 2018March 27, 2019

Go Tell it to the Bees

Tell the bees that I have died, They used to say that if the hives weren’t told of a birth or death in the family they would leave the keeper,…

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Posted on January 22, 2018January 31, 2019

Solarpunk

I have spent so much time on war, The more time I spent singing for peace The more I became a piece of wasted fury, Maybe not wasted when anger…

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Posted on January 9, 2018

How To Begin

When you walk into a psychologists office they offer you a seat a glass of water and a stupid question:   how are you?   Fine.   How to begin?…

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Posted on April 30, 2017September 3, 2019

A Soft Day

Rain so light, call it mist Gathering on me almost unnoticed Except for my glasses And the pond’s splashes And where it bruises the apple blossoms. Call it misting, a…

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Posted on February 1, 2017March 27, 2019

Soil

My parents are gardeners not by trade but by passion, And I was raised to love plants and climb trees but I was afraid of creepy-crawlies and often found myself…

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