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Useless Tree
A useless tree I am Nobody notices me and I am happy. Children climb up on me Elderly people sleep under my shade and I am contend A useless tree I am Wind touches my branches Moon light shines upon my trunk I can taste rain drops from time to time And I am peaceful
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Beginning
My persimmon tree had buds in the spring Now I see red orange fruits all over the tree Some birds already tasted it Some fruits fell down before they are ripen I know, however, many will be ready to be served in many occasions Once God begins the process we end with fruits unless we…
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Moccasin flowers
You are so small But when you open your body You can suck in the whole life of universe You become one with the universe That is how you can give life back to it You do not die Thousand years ago Somebody praised you in the morning This morning again, I see your beautiful…
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How majestic is your power!
How majestic is your power, O God! You created light first with all the colors in it and shared them in all of your creatures How generous you are, O Lord! You created sun, moon, and stars Helped them to move around in this vast universe together connected and not alone How humorous you are,…
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Mother
Mother, I have seen things only my eyes see I did not see your works Mother, I have known things only my mind perceives I did not understand your love Mother, I have praised flowers, birds, even other women I did not praise you enough Mother, I should have known better Now I see how…
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They are still alive with us!
All the saints who passed away relive their lives in our dreams They live in our narratives They live in our songs They become our songs They appear in our poems They disappear in our sighs All the saints who passed away come back to life in our churches They live in our worships They…
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Waiting for Easter
Without all of you, I am nobody. With all of you, I am somebody. You are the ones that make me me. With you all, I can live one more day. Some day I will die Then I will become a story that you can tell I will become a song that you can sing…
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Ash Wednesday
Dust to Dust Ash to Ash Remember that you are dust Going back to dust Cross on my forehead Sinner redeemed by the blood of Christ God’s beloved child Hope for the reconciled community Cross in my heart A branch of a vine tree connected with other branches Cross in my feet One line of…
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For Ruth
I am gleaning fallen grains in a field in a foreign land to feed a poor widow that I love I am a poor widow myself in a foreign land among strangers gleaning grains of hope Without my plan and knowing Boaz comes along to the field Naomi figures out the hidden plan of God…
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In the Morning
I hear the calling without sound In the morning light Is it from the sun or you? Your heart is bright shining as your eyes It is my joy looking into your eyes You are not blocking my sight I just see the world through you even when you are gone All the memories and…
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