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Maybe, Just Maybe, By Jennifer Angelina Petro

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Maybe, Just Maybe

By

Jennifer Angelina Petro

 

 

One line stumbles over into another,

and then that line into another, until maybe,

just maybe, a road appears,

 

or a river, and you go somewhere

with someone you do not know,

pointing out land marks, and local fauna,

 

stopping now and then, to look up

at the hawk gliding without effort,

silent as a thought.

 

Up ahead gradually arrives,

and you notice your shadows

have moved from in front of you

 

to behind you, until, maybe,

just maybe, the road rises,

and the beginning begins.

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Landing, By Jennifer Angelina Petro

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Landing

By

Jennifer Angelina Petro

 

 

Landing in meditation

I found myself

With you.  Of course,

I knew you would be

Waiting, open for me

To read, and you waiting,

To offer ideas and suggestions

For revisions of my story,

And yes, I know the last sentence

As everyone does, and when

It comes, and the journal is full,

Another will be ready-made with sewn binding

And paper made of linen

Watermarked with your kiss,

And you will lift me

From the pages

Of the full one—complete

With your lavish touches

And crammed with my ridiculous adventures,

And you will say, with all the pride

Of a parent laying a newborn

Into a bassinet—

Live.

 

 

 


 



What To Do

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What to Do
By
Joseph Anthony Petro

 

If you fumble around long enough
Words will turn up.
The trick is to keep searching.
Look under the dusty cushions
Of old ideas,
Or in the loose pockets
Of worn out prejudices,
Thumb through the flat, leather wallet
Of your past accomplishments,
Reach for the every day,
Explore the every where,
Touch the faces of revelation,
Brush open the hands of wonder.
Most of all, allow your awareness
To settle into the moment, like
A butterfly settling on a flower,
Or better yet, like a tone
Blossoming from a bell.
Your life is brimming
With meaning. This moment
Is ringing with the One
Word that holds all words,
That lifts all burdens into sunlight;
This moment, this life–look here,
Look now.

 

 

 


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