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Leave a comment December 20, 2022 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Evening sky of fire
It burns then extinguished
By the rising stars

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Anniversary

Leave a comment January 1, 2022 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Sacred beginnings
The heart opens to the taste
Of sustaining love

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Leave a comment November 24, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Waking to first snow
My heart soars as sun and sleet
Heat then cool my face

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Roses Shiver
1 Comment November 18, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
First freeze brings shivers
Warm summer roses fade and
Life rest  - come spring come

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Leave a comment October 31, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Reaching without fear
The wind of All Hallows Eve
Blows cold with goblins 

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Leave a comment August 8, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Bodhisattva mind
Like a thunderstorm cracks the
Small ego of self

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Leave a comment August 8, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Listen hummingbird
Your sweet hum vibrates my soul
Worry flies away

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1 Comment August 8, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Symbols of faith held
Close in the palm of a hand
Seeking a peaceful life

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Leave a comment August 8, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Act one of summer
Performing a graceful dance
Two hummingbirds play

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Leave a comment August 8, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Echo in the wind
Repeat, repeat, repeat - act
Embedded silence

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Leave a comment August 8, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
I hear the train chug
The whistle blows moving away
Quite nature returns

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Leave a comment August 1, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Shy white butterfly
Flutters on the mountain breeze
for a brief moment 

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Leave a comment July 31, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Sea's of peaceful thoughts
Under a river of stars
New friendship blossoms

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Leave a comment July 30, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Water gently flows
Giving life to sunflowers
My soul sits - tranquil

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Leave a comment July 29, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Insight from a pine
Each needle forming a tree
Sew one pine needle

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Leave a comment July 29, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Evening stars, I see
Black and white, absence and light
Delight flickering

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Leave a comment July 13, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
The flower of self
No self, yields the biggest bloom
Of impermanence 

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Leave a comment July 8, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Open to the path
The sun lights the way ahead
Clear of distraction

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It was a very bad day

Leave a comment July 7, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Lone coyote's cry
You better keep off my turf
It was a bad day

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Leave a comment July 5, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Seeds planted in Spring
Bring wildflowers in Summer
A small patch of joy

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Flags
Leave a comment July 4, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Let the flags announce
Freedom desires an open
Life seeking our core

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Baby Birds
Leave a comment July 3, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
I hear baby birds call
Revealing their hiding place
Hunger routs safety

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River of Fog
2 Comments July 3, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Morning sun rising
A river of cloud flows down
to meet the basin

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Deers in Mist
Leave a comment June 24, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Deers graze in the mist
Hiding forlorn refugees
Trying to be free

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Sunrise
Leave a comment June 22, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Waiting on sunrise
Singing of the desert sand
Echos quietude

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Flying effortlessly
Leave a comment June 20, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Birds effortlessly
Ride out the storms of life
Absent holy fight

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Lillies
Leave a comment June 19, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Longing for lillies
Barefoot in the baking sun
My soul seeks beauty

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Leave a comment May 26, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
No aridity
Each shot to the soul, America
Lets love bleed and die

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Leave a comment May 25, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Flowers are silent 
Beginner's imperative 
Hear the flowers speak

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Leave a comment May 24, 2021 Roberta Proffitt Lavin, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN
Love the age of life
Seen in the star of roses 
Summer devotion

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