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Foolishness

July 19, 2014 The Hermit

What a fool I am! A shackle of the mind to worry of foolishness. Vanity. Who cares if my socks…

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Grass in the wind

July 14, 2014 The Hermit

How effortless the long grass is when it is blown by the wind.First blown this way, then that.Never two directions…

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Guilt

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I feel it surrounding me, Cloaking me, Crushing me, like a dark rug. I am forced asleep as the guilt…

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Questions

August 23, 2013 The Hermit

Why do we build temples of stone and then line them with gold, When the temple we must build inside…

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The Constant Gardener

July 23, 2013 The Hermit

The constant gardener tends his field all year long.He pulls up weeds in the summer and does not let them…

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The Barbed Heart

July 21, 2013 The Hermit

I found barbs in my Heart today. The ones called Hate, Greed, Guilt and more. Worst of all is not…

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Peace

June 26, 2013 The Hermit

I found peace again today.It was just under my nose, just in between my next breath and my last.I was…

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The I

June 24, 2013 The Hermit

I is an I that thinks it is the Only. “I am this” or “I am that”.The I is in…

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Rag Doll

June 13, 2013 The Hermit

Some days I feel like a rag doll,swinging in the wind.Thankfully, I have You to hang onto.Some days I forget…

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Waiting at the Dock

May 18, 2013 The Hermit

I wait.Waiting for that boat to arrive.The one that leads to the Other.But you’ve already docked.And you’ve been waiting, patiently.Waiting…

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