The Vibrant Channeled Creator

painting by Niel Waldman

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sometimes the olives smile:

others-weep;

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sometimes they feel the kiss

of sunshine’s lips:

others-bites;

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sometimes they sway

with wind’s soft shove:

others-tremble to their roots.

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finally, they drop their olives

to our upturned hands:

lift their skirts and curtsy.