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Pause.   In a house at midnight   even moonlight through the window   can light your way.   By the light of a faint star   slaves found their way   to freedom.   Even in the thickest night … Continued

Pause.   To all that is chaotic in you, let there come silence.   Let there be a calming of the clamoring, a stilling of the voices that have laid their claim on you, that have made their home in … Continued

Pause.                But we have only begun to love the earth. We have only begun to imagine the fullness of life. How could we tire of hope? —so much is in bud. How can … Continued

    Pause     Ordinarily, I go to the woods alone, with not a single friend, for they are all smilers and talkers and therefore unsuitable. I don’t really want to be witnessed talking to the catbirds or hugging … Continued

        Pause         Everything that is – every tree, bird, star, stone and wave – existed first as a dream in the mind of the divine artist. Indeed, the world is the mirror of … Continued