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Elder imagination presents us with
futures alternative to the
dominating culture

:- Doug.

Saved by elder imagination.

:- Doug.

A rich Republican came upon
a beaten, bleeding, barely moaning one in an alley
had compassion
carried this stranger to hospital
paid the bill
What do you see?
Could you have fellow-feeling for this Republican?

:- Doug.

First, groan the groans.

:- Doug.

The anguish of our political sundering:
We have lost the capacity to forgive one another
Why? What is deeper
Hidden to ourselves?
I forgive all of you

:- Doug.

Reclaim for them
their imagination
call them by name
drive them to
decision

:- Doug.

This new time
all is falling apart
no more solid ground
each a scout
blazing trails
new
and human

:- Doug.

These are times to ban explanations and move to song.

:- Doug.

A closed world is false.

:- Doug.

Footprints in the Wind^sm # 1739

Such beauty in the azure of the sky and the floating white of the clouds! In the flowers and scents and sounds and abounding! Our highest response is not so much thanks or praise, but recognition and joy and taking care to pass it along to our children and those who are so beleaguered they cannot lift their eyes to see!

Please pass it on.

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You have a community
You have a long view for your community
Now show ‘em

:- Doug.