like cactus

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know my thick skin

no time for the surface

my waters are deep

overcoming all odds

gods in dry places

food for the weary

this land is my home

not for your toxins

listen or die

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like cactus

:

friend of patience

foe to the rush

honor my thorns

survival each day

sunsets and shamans

longing for shadows

beauty with presence

greatness reaching

mystery reigns

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like cactus

:

blossoms that heal

divine Earth protectors

sweetness, oh sweetness

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like cactus

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*written in Spring of 2019 by Jonathon Stalls of Intrinsic Paths

*included in Intrinsic Paths Volume 2 *photo: taken by Jonathon Stalls on Day 3 (near Walsenburg and La Veta) walking Pueblo to Trinidad, Colorado

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