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Recorded Reading (1:02): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/byux1we8oxv2di30eb3u1/The-Evening.mp3?rlkey=650t380mmajoebrk7sfn6x6z0&dl=0

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The Evening

A pause, a breath, a hush — a moment in
Which to, perchance, adown our burdens lay
Recollect, reevaluate, begin
To synthesize elements of the day

And take a breath, and then another — slow
The racing mind and, too, the racing heart —
A little space in neutrality go
Ere gird ourselves again to do our part

With our most hopeful, brightest energies
Bringing the very most to it we may
In hope for benefits to all release
As help each other on our common way

A sweet space, full of kind serenity
Inner and outer evening may be

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Until removal of the stalker/targeter/vandal/arsonist following her allows her to approach any landlord ~ even for a private parking space ~ and to begin once again to create professional connections and to rebuild her life, this poet presently lives homeless and at a fraction of her nation’s poverty level ~ still working to contribute to her society, however, seven days a week.

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