Heart land

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boom-chakra-laka Midwest, middle midriff absolute middle middle west mid-chakra mid-chest heart, heartland heart chakra rows of rye and dirham lined up, visual rhythm waves of grass and grain motion, pulse pumping blood through heart land porthole to the east, window to the west ripples at two ends of an ocean of land meeting, cancelling in the middle, middle rift, mid rift mid west picking up the watery signal, turning it back waving back in ripples to east and … [Read more...]

The Shaman Said

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First, you must float, and lose the fear of falling to the muddy bottom. Spread yourself on the water, let it carry you with cool arms after catching you from a fall. The water is your friend, a friend supporting, lifting, carrying. A best friend. You might be tempted to tug at the covers of the water, and curl up into a fetal creature, sinking in the encompassing comfort, dreaming till you drown. Resist. You are resting on the water, a silky membrane covering your back. Relax … [Read more...]

Cup of Twilight

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She floats through the Universe Coffee Hut and orders a tall, dark cup of twilight. A Mercury Comet carries her to the beach by the bay; she spreads her shawl on the ground where grass and sand blur. It was early a.m., her favorite time, when the fiery yellow sun and shy, coy moon exchange glances in the pale iris sky. She sips the spangled twilight slow, pausing when she's connecting with something, as she does in the morning. The ocean air, rolling in from a point where the only land is … [Read more...]