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The First Locust

passing the stranger and feeling loneliness–– first locust singing on the mountain   Part of the walking meditation in Tennessee, I distinctly remember the feeling of having an entire mountain to myself, and when another person appeared being filled with a profound sense of loneliness which caught me entirely off guard, and surprised me. The fact…
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Seventeen Mosquitoes

Mono no awa re Compassion for things spring arrives late no one swats the first mosquito   Essentiality one rain––              his pond             my mosquitoes   Fueki ryuko Changing and unchanging day breaks rows of goslings shooing mosquitoes   Equivalence have you never seen snow,…
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Nicotiana

Nicotiana
Sacred Tobacco, blossoms, and other sacred herbs will soon be available on Snow on Water on Etsy.  We grow them organically in our gardens. They will come with a handsewn  linen bag that can be burned as part of the offering. Also including Sweetgrass, Cedar, and Sage.
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