A Poem For Today - Not This, Not That

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KEN DICKINSON

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Apr 7, 2026, 11:02:00 AMApr 7
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Not This, Not That

Nor anything,
not the eastern wind whose other name 
 is rain
nor the burning heats of the dunes
at the crown of summer,
nor the ticks, that new, ferocious populace,
not the President who loves blood,
nor the govermental agencies that love money,
will alter
my love for you, my friends and my beloved,
or for you, oh ghosts of Emerson and Whitman,

or for you, oh blue sky of the summer morning,
that makes me roll in a barrel of gratitude
down hills,
or for you, oldest of friends: hope;
or for you, newest of friends: faith;
or for you, silliest and dearest of surprises, my
own life.

Mary Oliver

John Jai Conley

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Apr 7, 2026, 11:07:31 AMApr 7
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Oh, yes, THIS! As well as everything else THAT she wrote.

Thanks, Mary. Thanks, Ken. As well for making it possible for me to see Mary in person before she passed.

Jai

The way you look at things is the most powerful force in shaping your life.

John O’Donohue


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Chris Wells

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Apr 7, 2026, 12:30:52 PMApr 7
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Wonderful - thank you Ken for these daily gifts

Monica Brocco

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Apr 7, 2026, 3:43:25 PMApr 7
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Beautiful person. I would have loved to meet her too.

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Isabel Torres-Carrilho

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Apr 7, 2026, 4:42:09 PMApr 7
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same here!
"or for you, silliest and dearest of surprises, my
own life."
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John Jai Conley

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Apr 7, 2026, 5:03:29 PMApr 7
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No one could write a story to compare to the ongoing saga of our lives, could they, Isabel?

Not even a humorist!


Jai

The way you look at things is the most powerful force in shaping your life.

John O’Donohue

Isabel Torres-Carrilho

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Apr 8, 2026, 2:57:15 PMApr 8
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Absolutely!

Trudi Richards

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Apr 10, 2026, 10:52:57 AMApr 10
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So so wonderful!!


Trudi Lee Richards
Winged Lion Words & Music


Do not imagine that you are alone in your village, in your city, or among the infinite worlds.

Do not imagine that you are enchained to this time and this space.

Do not imagine that upon your death, loneliness will become eternal.

- Silo's Message



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