My Former Life
In my former life I was a bee.
Why else would I keep sticking my nose
into the private, pollinated parts of flowers?
In my former life I was a turtle.
Why else would I hunch my shoulders
into a seeming shell, my back a carapace
to shield me from a sometimes dangerous world?
In my former life I loved thee.
How else could I account for my “knowing” you
from before the first time we met,
for “seeing” the you in your inner depths?
Some would say I risk damnation
for a belief in reincarnation.
Yet this answer satisfies me on so many levels
and requities my thirst, quieting my myriad of questions
that the old belief system did not.
Unpopular in the west,
woven into the fabric of life in the east
in which I clothe myself, sewn by a strong affinity,
a strange familiarity,
attraction mystifies.
Most…
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MOONSIDE 
When you start to notice the details, you realize that there are so many inexplicable things in life…
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July 15, 2023 at 12:30 AM
I am sorry– this comment didn’t show up originally. Thanks so much for writing, 1ubit!!
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July 20, 2023 at 2:56 PM
And, yes, you are so right!
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July 20, 2023 at 3:02 PM
🌞
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July 21, 2023 at 12:11 AM
😊
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July 21, 2023 at 7:21 AM
Isn’t it odd how we connect with certain animals? For some reason, crows amaze me and I chat with them when they call out. Thanks for sharing your poetry! 🙂
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July 15, 2023 at 10:10 AM
Thank you, Nancy!!
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July 15, 2023 at 2:37 PM
It’s so nice to read your poetry, as well as seeing your art. I like the way you weave nature into the realm of the human spirit.
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July 15, 2023 at 11:01 AM
Julie, what a totally lovely comment!! Thank you so much!!! 🙏
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July 15, 2023 at 2:23 PM
Thank you for “liking” this, Ronnie!!! It is because you brought it to my attention that I reblogged it. Many thanks!
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July 15, 2023 at 5:59 PM
Love the water droplets on the flower.
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September 13, 2023 at 11:12 AM
Thank you!🙏🏽
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September 13, 2023 at 2:07 PM