The Oracle made me work this morning. She had something she wanted to say and it took me awhile to figure it out.
call life the mystery
of knowing nothing—
is it necessary to believe
some symbol of always?
how can anyone ask
for more
than to grow within
this real world?
alive is right here–
everything we need
K. 
Well said, Kerfe! I love it!
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Thanks Colleen. The Oracle always knows.
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Most definitely!
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Me, too. And I always love your collages.
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Thanks Melissa. I love doing them.
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She really did have something to say!
I love your collage–a tree of life.
It’s funny that not only did we both have if in our titles, but we also had italics in the first stanza!
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Yes. Whispering.
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Yes. 🌸
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A fascinating piece of art and words to go with it, Kerfe.
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Thanks Robbie. I’m often surprised by what the Oracle has to say. But it made me immediately think of this collage.
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💗
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Good words, good collage. Wonder how that collage has the right to make me happy seeing it – is that right? – but the clear answer is – Yes, it does. I think whatever struggle was for you, it was worthwhile.
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Thanks Neil. No fun if it’s always easy.
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ditto
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We had the same message. As usual, your poem is succinct and goes straight to the point. Who could argue with it?
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We did. Unfortunately, too many do.
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—->AMEN<—- I truly love your tree of life also.
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Thanks Jade. The Oracle knows of what she speaks.
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This is wonderful!
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Wow! The work paid off – this is pure gold! And the collage is fascinating….
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Thanks Muri. At once time I did a lot of those complex collages. Not so much anymore.
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There’s a manifesto in this message that I for one am ready to live by. Also, your tremendous collage made me remember that you love Kehinde Wiley and I saw that the Sean Kelly gallery in New York has a show of his that just opened.
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Thanks Sun–I’ll look for it. I tend to find out about these things when they are about to close. But there’s a lot I want to see right now. I just can’t seem to get myself together to get to any of them…
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