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<blockquote><p>Mornings are not for answers, but for contemplation and observation.</p></blockquote>



<p>A pathway along a river slow
Red and winding, shrouded in shade</p>

<p>Spiderwebs in the morning sun
Stretched amongst the honeysuckle.</p>

<p>Glistening dew already burned away
Leaving a dusty thread of white</p>

<p>A mom runs behind a stroller, pushing her newborn
(Burning the baby weight — not too fast, mom)</p>

<p>A little bird peep peep peeps over the muffled roar
A waterfall beyond the high hedge row</p>

<p>Wet-smelling mist drifts into the low morning sun
While water cascades</p>

<p>Down</p>

<p>Down</p>

<p>Down</p>

<p>Like the wants of a heart that never run out
Filling the river of a lifetime
That runs into the sea of a family</p>

<p>This is the payment for an early morning walk
Fed by a God of beauty and kindness</p>

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<h1 id="path-of-a-heart">Path of a Heart</h1>

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<blockquote><p>Mornings are not for answers, but for contemplation and observation.</p></blockquote>



<p>A pathway along a river slow
Red and winding, shrouded in shade</p>

<p>Spiderwebs in the morning sun
Stretched amongst the honeysuckle.</p>

<p>Glistening dew already burned away
Leaving a dusty thread of white</p>

<p>A mom runs behind a stroller, pushing her newborn
(Burning the baby weight — not too fast, mom)</p>

<p>A little bird peep peep peeps over the muffled roar
A waterfall beyond the high hedge row</p>

<p>Wet-smelling mist drifts into the low morning sun
While water cascades</p>

<p>Down</p>

<p>Down</p>

<p>Down</p>

<p>Like the wants of a heart that never run out
Filling the river of a lifetime
That runs into the sea of a family</p>

<p>This is the payment for an early morning walk
Fed by a God of beauty and kindness</p>

<hr/>

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