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As you were reading this poem today I thought<br>
of how messy the transformation of caterpillar <br>
to butterfly is -- same same, yes?<br>
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Hope you get a ride to the airport. Going to<br>
see the new addition, yes?<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/17/23 8:44 PM, Riantee Rand via
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If anyone is going to Santa Rosa on Monday I would need a ride to
the airport, airplane leaving at 3:00
<div class="">I would be happy to pay for the gas.</div>
<div class="">Riantee<br class="">
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">Sacred
Stench<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><span
class=""> </span><span
style="font-size:10pt" class="">From Putrefaction to
Purification</span> <span class=""></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman""><span class=""> </span></p>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">When
I took the organic garbage <span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">to
the compost pile this morning<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">the
putrefaction was underway;<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">it
stunk!<span class=""></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman""><span class=""> </span></p>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">Through
a process of decomposition<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">those
left-overs<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">that
once were a favorite food <span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">slowly
rot, <span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">releasing
a stench <span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">close
to unbearable.<span class=""></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman""><span class=""> </span></p>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">Could
I throw in<span class=""> </span><span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">my
secret feelings and emotions, <span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">my
undisclosed cravings and fears<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">my
hidden hurts and disappointments?<span class=""></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman""><span class=""> </span></p>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">It
might stink even more<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">and
really upset me <span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">if
I try to look into it too closely,<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">but
I know<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">that
if I let it settle for a while <span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">all
refuse will turn into new soil.<span class=""></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman""><span class=""> </span></p>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">Sensuous
earthworm will dig small channels<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">activating
the process of oxygenation<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">for
a new breath; <span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">the
soil will be renewed,<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">a
scent <span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">of
the good earth we all are made from<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">will
replace the old.<span class=""></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in
0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman""><span class=""> </span></p>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">The
good gardener doesn’t recoil<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">from
putrefaction,<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">it
encourages it;<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">the
sacred investigator<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">doesn’t
recoil from unsavory feelings,<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">it
knows that pus, <span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">when
draining the boil, <span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">is
inevitable for purification and healing;<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">the
holy warrior doesn’t fear <span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">the
greediness and exploitation<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">of
the oppressor,<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">it
knows<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">the
undoing of the planet <span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">to
be a necessary step<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">for
the trans-formation<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">that
will disclose<span class=""></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "Times New Roman";" class="">our<span
class=""> </span>new world,<span class=""> </span><span
class=""></span></div>
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman"" class="">our new form. </span>
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