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Listening gives me boldness.

:- Doug.

One person or family can do only so much to clean the environment and reduce energy costs. But there is no limit to what we can do together, even a few of us. Gathering this few who care is something one person can do.

:- Doug.

We can grow in confidence
by growing in humility

:- Doug.

No roses without thorns
red’s buds are ephemeral
gentian blooms all summer
humans bloom for a season
pretend to fang and claw
do cling to one another
by generations a little immortal

:- Doug.

We shall know you
by your complaints

:- Doug.

Grumble grumble
humans will ever complain
but do our complaints grow up?

:- Doug.

I hold myself in reserve
from this day
release, release!

:- Doug.

Footprints in the Wind^sm # 1440

Powerless we stand before power
except in this age we are also the power
society, culture, overwhelm
an unholy trinity preaches
we do not have the power we have
power resurrects when we stand in the storm
unashamed of our naked primal humanity

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Around every circle another is being drawn
under every deep another is opening
& good & above every satisfaction arises a new complaint

:- Doug.

Opening is spiritual.

:- Doug.

We are all
and all in between and good and evil
is woven into our constitution
give up then? No! We do progress
our grumbles and our sins
can move to higher levels
more subtle more meaningful more opening

:- Doug.