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spring scent on a winter afternoon.

dry leaves still clinging to the past
create wave-sounds in the wind.

a crow calls "False alarm!"

a flock of geese, as surprised as i
stop to orient themselves towards the sun.

couples fall in love, again.
friends are reminded of each others' company.

all are not alone but free---

tasting sweetness before ripeness,
ecstasy before existence,

space before time,
cause before effect,

harmony before peace.

~

each other's company.

company is that which comes
before bonafide friendship and love;

the value of Company's state is of survival;

she hunts with us.
she mourns with us.
she sits around a fire.
she sleeps next to our beds;

she is a precious ancestor
to us all.

though instinctive,

rarely is she felt as a miracle
if what you seek from her is

joy.


:::


how do i love myself?

It is quite simple.

how?

Take one hand and
clasp in it the other---hold tightly.

...ok. now what?

Say, "I love you."

i love you.

           You have made yourself a circle;

A shape that fortifies itself.
A shape that is infinite and has no end or opening.

yes, yes?

You have bound yourself in your own infinite Love.



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