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of Whidbey Island Institute

Community with Karina Bergen
Forest Medicine with Larry Rohan
Reflections with Rose Woods
Land Stories with Madison Clark
Poetry with Mary Elizabeth

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SOMETIMES
Poetry MARY ELIZABETH HIMES Poetry MARY ELIZABETH HIMES

SOMETIMES

The story repeats yearly I think.
Yet, Imagine it differently,
From a mirrored view.

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Awaiting
Poetry MARY ELIZABETH HIMES Poetry MARY ELIZABETH HIMES

Awaiting

Advent promised to give the soul space to breathe in peace.

Musing on the beauty of silence amongst the trees.

Dreamt of standing in the icy wind and watching waves crash upon rocky shores.

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The Birth of Hope
Poetry MARY ELIZABETH HIMES Poetry MARY ELIZABETH HIMES

The Birth of Hope

We have been taught to fear the darkness, why?

Is it not in darkness that life begins?

Is it not in darkness that we can see the light of hope?

Is it not in darkness that we can see the stars and know that there is MORE!

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