(Pt. 5)
a blessing on your sacred rage
that fuels the work of redemptive justice
a blessing on the hope you sustain
when vulgar bullies assault hope
a blessing on your children's children
who will know what you defended
a blessing on the future
you dare to imagine now
~Rob Brezsny
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(Pt. 4)
a blessing on the wild songs you sing
when courage starts to falter
a blessing on your strategic joy
deployed against despair
a blessing on the future
being born in what you do
a blessing on the bridges you build
between wounded communities
(Contโd)
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(Pt. 3)
a blessing on your careful documentation
of what must not be lost
a blessing on your mutual aid networks
flowering in capitalism's dank shadow
a blessing on your kitchen table strategies
where sly revolution simmers
(Contโd)
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(Pt. 2)
a blessing on your vigilant heart
beating steady through the storm of cruelty
a blessing on the seeds you scatter
in neglected spaces
a blessing on your fierce protection
of all things small and wild
a blessing on the wisdom you gather
from elders and from earth
(Contโd)
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A Poem from Rob Brezsny:
a blessing on the meals you cook
as democracy collapses
a blessing on your healing hands
that mend what empire breaks
a blessing on your quiet mornings
when you choose to rise again
a blessing on the stories you preserve
when others would erase them
(Contโd)
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