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reserved.No part of this book may be usedor reproduced in any manner whatsoever without writtenpermission except in the case of brief quotationsembodied in critical articles and reviews.  \nLibrary of Congress Control Number:2018902884  \nISBN 978-0-692-06179-4  \nArtwork by Laurie KatonPhotography by Jennifer LongworthBook design by Longworth Creative,LLC  \nConsulting Reader -Cheryl Berry  \nFirst EditionPrinted in the United States of America  \nCONTENTS  \nOpening Words  \n7  \n7 a.m.,awakened,dazed9Hearing Ned on the Didgeridoo11Fruitless Speculations13If Whitman had Studied Botany15Flight of Ideas Takes Wing17No more Daylight Savings21Dia de los Muertos at the Rural Cemetery23December is Deeply Shadowed25Strangers27Raising Up the Rain29Nighttime Prayer33Divination35Song of the Snake Spirit37Miracles39Somnus41Wolves45Seed47\"Death and vegetables\"49Seed of Death51Metamorphical53The Long Haul57Mood Swings59Summer of the Eating Disorder61Hooked on Hope63The Cell Phone of the Prodigal Daughter65The Long Haul Revisited67No Place like….the end of November71Last Nap at the Old House73Agave(Century Plant)75April 1,200577Changes81Brittle83Breakthrough87Renewing Buddhist Vows89Zendo Floor93Camping in Anza Borrego97Avian Drama99Sante Fe Adobe101Autumnal Anniversary103Desert Mania105  \nOpening Words  \nWe poem-makers and poem-embracers open wordsand explore the richnessthey hold.  \nWe revel in their sounds,contemplate their meanings,wander in the midst ofthe images they evoke.  \nFor those who are shut out,for those who are locked in,we wield wordsthat open spaces,places to gather together.  \nWe open with words一we begin,and we expand.  \nWords shine into our minds,igniting us with insight.  \nWords flow into our hearts,imbuing us with love.  \nunfold  \nunfurl  \nreveal  \nthese are Opening Words.","cbCainK4gCl1IsR1","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainK4gCl1IsR1","pdf",2049953,112,"English","# Opening Words\n## 7 a.m., awakened, dazed\n## Hearing Ned on the 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