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crypticbard
crypticbard
Nov 30, 2009 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

crown

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step forward
chin up, back straight
onto the stone of destiny
plant feet firm
and remember

step backward
head tilted, brow knit
only in the mind
return to what
brought you here

step aside
shoulders squared, hips lithe
be removed but
be re-placed
the river flows downstream



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— crypticbard, Nov 30, 2009

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Region, Country: West Moreton, AUS

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bjp

16 years 6 months ago

Dear crypticbard,

I find the approach interesting. Yes, I like what you are doing. Brian
Kailashana

Kailashana

16 years 6 months ago

from the

from the mountain downstream one river flows into the other to the ocean that never asks where the river ends shadows float by... here, a flower grows. ~A "...when it agrees with reason and it will benefit one and all, then accept it and live by it." ~ Buddha