TAKE HEART

To escape the day’s news
of chaos and cruelty
I shut down my computer
and turned to the window
long before sunrise
to watch a thunderstorm
rolling in from the west.

Lightening illuminated
the wind-bent oaks
with proof of rain had only
in a ribbon of faint light
reflected on the pavement.

Be joyful in these things,
and all else must pass.

– Joseph Neely

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My book, SLOW RIVERS, can be ordered through your local bookstore or online via bookshop.org. (ISBN 979-8-218-43822-7). Yes, you can also find Slow Rivers on Amazon, but does Jeff Bezos really need the money?

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