Amrita Skye Blaine, author and poet

Amrita Skye Blaine, author and poet

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corvid alarm
depositphotos.com AI-generated imagecorvid alarm firs by the house, their favorite roost every dawn a host of crows rattles me awake to begin my day…
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it's past time
it’s past time to follow John Lewis’s lead make good trouble no shying from the truth or pretending not to see that means writing when I’m scared…
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enemy?
enemy? a severing word building citadels between me and thee so alike except for our mindscapes crafting scenarios yours mine space never truly divided…
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just after dawn
just after dawn town’s quiet din rubber on the road a background roar workers gearing up trees require pruning (fire insurance demand) loud wood…
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grieving
grieving holding grief not as a burden, but a baby —Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer anguish for the earth species gone for good woe for our country dismissing…
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it could be
it could be The world could be otherwise.
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in these times
in these times to be useful, how can I serve and what is sufficient? the need, beyond vast never enough one person can do— is writing of value or need I…
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satyagraha
satyagraha Sanskrit: insistence on truth hold to this, Gandhi’s path demand it— most important, model it yourself believe in moral courage resist…
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stripped
stripped harsh dreams shock me awake bereft of hope, courage eroded where can I rest? in thin winter sunshine admiring daffodils, their faces turned to…
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time for tonglen
time for tonglen when faced with havoc like our country is in, everyone shouting nobody listening—for the sake of wellbeing and a quieter mind I needed…
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erasure
erasure https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/07/us/trump-federal-agencies-websites-words-dei.html watch out. the NYTimes reported he’s coming for…
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awash
awash I’m awash in headlines, snippets of gossip at the store yet another executive order cutting this, closing that his Sharpie signature a stuttering…
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