this is a welcome chat
words , from 7.13.24 | daily scratch (47)
THIS IS A WELCOME CHAT
(47)
by mike barth
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this is a welcome chat (47)
this is
a welcome chat
four corners of the room
filled with eucalyptus smoke
filled the airwaves
and sweetly tasted the skin
so many years to sit and listen
so many years to humbly accept it
the wings of the morning
the dwelling place in the depths
where hands hold fast and lead
despite the alteration
despite the gradual decay
despite the ROT
grateful to separate oneself
from the fire escape of pain ,
when they search and harvest
the blue petals from a different solstice
this is
a welcome chat
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(daily scratch , from 7 13 24)
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7.13.24
ø xlvii
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GRATITUDE
grateful for beach days at work , staying present with coworkers , for 658 years of sobriety in the room last night at the literature meeting , for early bed times and REST
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PRAYER
that praise may be humbly accepted , not dismissed , and freely given
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VERSE
“if i take the wings of the morning , and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea , even there your hand shall lead me , and your right hand shall hold me.”
- psalm 139:9-10
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MEDITATION
“all things are in a process of change. you yourself are subject to constant alteration and gradual decay. so too is the whole universe.”
- 9.19
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thank you kindly for reading ,
- mike