Though earthbound, I am lost amongst the sky blue,

Intricately woven into this tapestry that is nature.

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Miniscule in comparison to the whole I am no less vital.

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Without being, this picturesque world would be unrecognizable.

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What I see as familiar would cease to exist without that

blade of grass, that oak tree, the bird singing in the eaves,

the lake where I skipped stones, the house that I grew up in,

my kindergarten teacher, the teachers that tolerated me,

the bus driver, the postman delivering the mail,

the plowman keeping our streets clear in winter.

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Without any of these what would this life look like;

Much different I propose.

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Without you or I what path would our parents lives have taken;

Surely a far cry from the one our history tells.

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Lest we question our significance in this place and time

we should not!

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We are each a thread in this fabric,

Significant and wonderful and cardinal by our simple existence.

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~