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Planting Peace

by Gerry Jacobson & Genie Nakano (Australia / USA)

scuffling

golden brown leaves,

strolling

through light grey rain,

inside – I’m dancing



fallingleaves

whirling dervishes

spin

spiral upwards

to another entity



the little one

ventures the dance floor

twirling

into her future

I whirl in what’s past



music in the room

gets us rocking on our feet

we turn around

lose our heads

fall in love again



falling

for that dancing girl

all painted up

on the wall of a cave

for twenty thousand years



cold and dark

the warmth of summer gone

that dream again…

I ride a Camargue horse

bareback across the marshlands



walking the dyke,

kissed by raindrops

striding ahead

smelling the sea…

end of a journey



he wants out

I think we should go on,

times are rough

rivers must keep flowing ―

how deep is the ocean



gliding slowly

through a narrow channel

steering

between two rocky islands

one’s his…and one’s hers



crash, bling, blink

china across the room, then

she’s out the door ―

old patterns need to change,

talking is not enough



blessed are those

who plant peace

this season ―

they shall harvest

and eat in the spring

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