Tagged: effort

the rhododendrons

the rhododendrons
in the courtyard do not make
any effort to

synchronize, preferring to
show up unannounced, fawned over
.
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two days before the

two days before the
new year, there is less bustling,
less homecoming, less

celebration, and more effort
to be together in spirit
.
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and still, we over-

maybe the best or

maybe the best or
the worst of us are wrapped in
some mystery – it

takes a different kind of effort
to break, to reveal, to blossom
.
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staying magical

staying magical
takes effort. to turn every
eighth word into a

seed, be intentional, listen
closely, accept new feelings
.
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most of the time, she

the edges of our

the edges of our
dreams curl
ever so
slightly so that we
are tempted to turn
the page, to be
redirected, self
shelved.
routinely,
it takes a little
more effort
to weigh them down
.
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in child’s pose, you can

in child’s pose, you can
meditate on
many things –
like the grocery
list, where to meet
for lunch at one-
thirty, designing
those business
cards, if he has
responded to the
email, even the
state of the
economy –
when all the
world’s a stage
,
it takes some effort
to bring it in
.
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you say we are doing

you say we are doing
Cuban again simply
because you are
lazy – the flavors
meld impeccably
with no added effort
.
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