"Les Maisons des Hommes"~The Houses of Men

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Les maisons des hommes

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An unusual wind 

stirs within the doorways

of the houses of men

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Swift and stealth

this wind opens

the prayers and songs

that can fill your mouth

with the taste of silence

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It is a freedom 

that paints this quiet sky

and the clouds that breathe 

between the planets

now watchfully unfurl

over the cities of ghosts

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And the walls that were once built

to contain our lives,

with structures that were agreed to

and conformed with

have now become a different geometry 

transforming,

 returning us to wind
and the opening earth

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Timeless and unbound
we enter sanctuary,
the unending wholeness of sky
  and remember
 our ancient houses of light
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Les maisons des hommes
va changer de forme,
 et devenir
une maison de lumiere ancestrale
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" Tenant la Racine du Ciel"~ Holding the Root of Heaven

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Nous tenons le ciel

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The spaces between us carry light

even inside of distance

we are joined

as we breathe one another

into the holy

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I cannot contain you

your beauty is your own

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I can only love you

and release you

as you journey

into mystery

and travel paths

that I do not know

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I whisper and weave
fragments of kindness

and the opening flowers

that bloom with light 

into the soul that holds you

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And the soul that you hold 

within yourself

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There is a liquid fire
within your mind
but I hold the sky
within my hands
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And with my hands
I will bring us back
to a holy root
of what is true
and beautiful
and strong
among us
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"Un Voyage sans Temp"~ A Journey without Time

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A journey without time

or any measured distance

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We are all reaching

inside of all directions

that speak or call

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What is essential

has always been

and always will be

love

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We enter sacrifice

and blessing

and kindness

that is shared

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We are learning

to reshape

what was once known

and no longer recognized

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We are learning to shape again

the light of stars

 and to speak the language of wind

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We do not know

if we will survive

and in turn

this question is shaping us

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Mercy is ancient

ask for it

and ask to be shown 

what is required

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I want to hold your hand

yet it is my imagination

that holds the memory

of your skin on mine

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We carry each others breath

inside of this world

and now

we must each remember

how to become

 a scent of light

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"L'Imagination Respire une Lumiere Sacree"~ The Imagination Breathes a Sacred Light

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The imagination breathes a sacred light

into our world

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I watch you

as your hands move through water

beautiful and precise

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I know you are carving

a holy shape

 while savoring each element

and saving its place in time

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We all inscribe our nature

into the beauty that we are allowed

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As horses run free

so do we

remember

remember me

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Our imaginations

can redefine

each moment or hour

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We must be willing to release

while also holding

the beauty 

and sorrows

of a time before

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Imagination

is like music 

and water

that moves  

beyond a given constraint
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A hidden breath
of sacred light

unveiling a deeper world

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