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\nThe fierce and awesome dragon tail of Hurricane Harvey shook out
\nfive inches of rain over Kentucky yesterday.
\nAfter three weeks of being laid up with sciatica,
\nI don my Tilley hat, my rain gear and grab my staff
\nas I head out the door
\nto walk to the end of the road and back home again.<\/p>\n
The sassafras, beech, and oak leaves are glazed and dripping;
\nsprays of humble jewel weed and partridge pea
\ncommingle at the feet of the stern, upright ironweed.
\nI\u2019m amazed how much has changed along this road in my absence!<\/p>\n
And how much has ripened in my heart as I learned, slowly
\nand fitfully, to walk the path of the lame goat.
\nI saw how much my ego craved the comfort zone,
\nand how much my soul thrived amidst the hurt and the disease.
\nSo much compassion welled up for the lame
\nand the halt, so often left behind by the young gods.
\nAnd how grateful I am to, simply, take a single step without pain.<\/p>\n
Further down the road, the verdant sea of soybean
\non either side of me,
\nwas glimmering with tawny patches
\nof ripened leaves that swirled like galaxies of gold.
\nClouds of vapor sat like derby hats
\non the knob tops. The wind was wet and cold and fresh,
\nand my soul soared like a hawk to be back on my beloved road again.
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