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The Promise

Well, it's a deep subject

I don't want to put you in the pits

shining our growth back to its holy light

we all know what happens to fruit after it's ripe

the deathly fingers of age begin to grasp

pulling you off your mortal path

surely you didn't think it could last

 if we stumble, we might just roll

roll down the hill

out of control

into the pit below

not with the...

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The Great Orchastration

The clouds parted for a moment

The prevealing winds of change were felt

The devil, as if he stopped paying attention for just a moment, began to ride his demons on the oncomming winds

She began to distroy the hearts of the ones she held the closest

Fear and anger hanging heavily in her mind

She said she was no longer going to play nice

The universe watching what was about to unfo...

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flowers

Through destiny you were made strong 

So you could withstand

The perceived pains of transition

To not divide love

To be born in its new

 

Love unifies 

Love sees

Love holds our purpose

Love brings you from your knees

Love is seen in her eyes

Love resonates through her words

Love brushes the comb through the baby dolls hair

Love is in the picture she drew for ...

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Spring

The Sun, it rose

Refracting through the cold, crisp, crystallized, snow

The birth of a new day in its silent stillness

All life adapted to survive its harshness

Owned by the earth and cosmos

Conscious to unify in its presence

Thoughts of waking with the earth in the days to come

A rejuvenation of profound beauty that worships the sun

Thoughts of new love and a warm heart as...

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