elliot r. wolfson
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on one foot dancing

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shakti tree


shakti tree
like fire flow
cast her ignorance
in all we know
wrongly so
shedding dross
in mantra mud
bound by ego
exuding scent
of kali’s flesh
in vision burnt
beholding speech
trembling mute
climbing tree
crowning root


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