change

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on signal mountain

water falls

downward of course

to the rocky bottom below

110 feet

over the sandstone edge

and beyond

the gray brown red cliffs

atoped with green trees

and people passing through

and some relaxing in hammocks

enjoying the view

and some walking with dogs down the road

looking out over the ridge

to the dried sea below

now green with tree and brush

and interspersed with town and road

signal mountain

paradise

cool nights

and warm days

flowers and houses big

signal mountain

trails and Cumberland

stores and pools

and drive ups and downs to town

signal mountain

signaling

what?

troops long gone

troops of old

now troops of day lilies and rich land and people

with pools!

thank you troops

old and new

thank you for the quiet

and the majestic trees

and growth and renewal

and letting go

embracing the day

and the sky

and the distance

and the closeness

and not being afraid

just being

neither this nor that

signal mountain

mountain cold, i'm sure

in winter

signal mountain

stretches on

downward eventually

a place of

peace above

with creek

and falling water

dripping down down down she goes

over rock

and through valley joining larger other bodies of water

joining

to return home

only home is here

in the flow

if you let it

uncomfortable

comfortable

same different

which is

which is not

signal mountain

time for reflection

on the reflection riding trail

nature center

tiftonia

Chattanooga

signal mountain

back up again

riding through

just passin through

then gone

on

to?

signal mountain





and so the heart aches

and I think of you

and you

and you

and all of words

like g n' r song

thinking about you

and you know that I do



and ...



home

and gone

and gone and home

and here and there

wherever

let me be

free

my friend

love

and go

and home

inside

and whatever comes may come

and gone

and love and home and gone

and mom

and hugs

and love and go and gone

and home and you there in my mind

and love and go and gone home

and what is gone is gone

unless it's not

then its here

your now

now

all is well

do the journey as spirit said

through the man

who channels

like all else there it is

there it goes

and papa

and so gran papa

and you and number and 911

you and me

and we shall see

papa

dumpling

my granma



mother and daughters

daughters and brothers

family

and stress

and letting go

embracing today

letting go of the past not living in the past

as papa would say

letting go

the future not here

just now

letting go

slow

fast

whichever

letting go you know

forever

go

slow movement trace of leaves on the front steps and swept away

by you

swept away emotion

let go

now you see it and now you don't and home and love and letting go

ya know?

hold me

no

I will hold my own

and let go

love and home and don't you know

forever is a long short time

only when you hold on

suffer

let go

resist no

be and so

just let go

and on the edge of mountain side and looking out feeling water

and I could stay here forever

water

and mountain

and cool wind

and trees and Indians

passing through

just passing through tennahsee

tanasqui

tanasi

tanase

Cherokee

town

perhaps meaning

river of the great bend

or meeting place

or winding river

says the great wikipeedee-

thank you for that

tenasi



and the words

whatever it is make peace with it

are my mantra

they keep me here

and so it is



thank you

friends

as she says

may your day be filled with love and joy





Hayley

hold me

if you like

and I will hold you too

change is good

and so you are so worth it

can you see it

can I see it

Hayley hold

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