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Rain caressed the creek,
gently reminding it of
previous winters.

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The sky fills the air,
embracing the land with rain.
So, our thirst is quenched.

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Yes, honor the soul,
but let the carcass go. Death
is transformation.

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I am not just a
cavity to be filled with
the things I desire.

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My mind is thinking,
my heart is feeling; meanwhile,
I am observing.

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This tiny circle:
ignorance, shame, dread, sorrow.
And then compassion.

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My distance from you
is eased by discovering
your presence in me.

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Defeat a million
or defeat oneself— which is
the greater conquest?

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Surrounded by sky,
there is more within me than
there is without me.

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You're only dreaming
that you're reading this haiku—
you'll soon awaken.

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There is no one else—
you're the only person and
it's all up to you.

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When they are held back,
waters that threaten to flood
also cannot flow.

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what was true is true,
but so much more has become
also true today.

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Discipline is not
a burden that I carry—
it's the path I love.

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Turning the compost—
turning our garbage into
something nourishing.

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Do not fear failure.
The only failure is fear—
and that's heart failure.

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What is locked away
is never safe— life requires
light and air to thrive.

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Rain falls gently here
where the mountains rouse themselves
to drink in the sky.

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What is possible
is more available than
we might realize.

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what is possible
is always more present than
what we recognize.

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