the first time i cry today
it is when cynthia says
in the presence of the group
how she hears something about giving importance
and attention to spaces and experiences (aesthetics-wise)
to which i say yes,
yes, i want to live
a beautiful life
in beautifully-made/kept spaces
the second time i cry
it’s the pungence of our small
but powerful onions
rising up from the butcher block
where i slice them across the way
from molly who washes and chops
the not yet frost-damaged
thyme and oregano
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moonstar the cat lethargic and
sway-walking with a limp
but what is even more concerning
is the lack of purring
when i hold her
which is so unlike herself
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in the window-shaped squares
of sun falling into
the living room
dust dancing up from
the dried tepary plants as i
pluck dried pods off
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the hankey (dotted with peppermint and
levender oil) i wear
across my face due to the
smoke inhalation situation
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from the water world:
Megan Toben releases tobacco at the edge of the Cannonball River during a Native American water ceremony at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, North Dakota. According to Native American beliefs, tobacco is used to open a barrier between the physical and the spiritual worlds. – voice of america, day in photos
A fisherman paddles his boat on a lake during the sunset in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. – voice of america, day in photos
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