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COOLER THAN YOU
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You betcha I’m cool
I’m so cool I need two pairs
Of dark sunglasses
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COOLER THAN YOU
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You betcha I’m cool
I’m so cool I need two pairs
Of dark sunglasses
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DOES YOUR LAWN CONTAIN CHEMICALS?
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No-chemical lawn?
Just check for dandelions
Why are they called weeds?
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TULIPS
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Reds, yellows, pinks, whites
Nature’s way of showing that
Life is worth living
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A Translation for the Public Domain by J. H. McDonald, 1996
Things are easier to control while things are quiet.
Things are easier to plan far in advance.
Things break easier while they are still brittle.
Things are easier hid while they are still small.
Prevent problems before they arise.
Take action before things get out of hand.
The tallest tree
begins as a tiny sprout.
The tallest building
starts with one shovel of dirt.
A journey of a thousand miles
starts with a single footstep.
If you rush into action, you will fail.
If you hold on too tight, you will lose your grip.
Therefore the Master lets things take their course
and thus never fails.
She doesn’t hold on to things
and never loses them.
By pursing your goals too relentlessly,
you let them slip away.
If you are as concerned about the outcome
as you are about the beginning,
then it is hard to do things wrong.
The master seeks no possessions.
She learns by unlearning,
thus she is able to understand all things.
This gives her the ability to help all of creation.
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The first thing mom would do with her birthday present
was shake the box
shuffle shuffle shuffle
‘What is it?’ she’d ask with a grin
but I think she already knew
it was just more
Chicken bones
Based on a true story?
I remember when
all the lights went out,
due to an unpaid electricity bill.
All my sister & I
could find in the house
were birthday candles.
But each time my mom would light one,
one of us would make a wish
& blow it out.
II.
Mom got angry & told us to sing a song instead,
so we sang happy birthday to the dark