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S3 Episode 31: Poetry

Lynn Morstead & Kelli Soika Season 3 Episode 31

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In Episode 31 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika share some poetry! 

The poems have something to do with cohousing, but really, it's an excuse to stop and share some poems.

Poems mentioned:

On Work by Kahlil Gibran

Gate A-4 by Naomi Shihab Nye

Pied Beauty by Gerard Manley Hopkins

The Arrow and the Song by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


Planting Your Spring Garden, author unknown

For the Garden of Your Daily Living

Plant Three Rows of peas
1. Peace of Mind
2. Peace of Heart
3. Peace of Soul

Plant Four Rows of Squash
1. Squash Gossip
2. Squash Indifference
3. Squash Grumbling
4. Squash Selfishness

Plant Four Rows of Lettuce
1. Lettuce be Faithful
2. Lettuce Be Kind
3. Lettuce Be patient
4. Lettuce Really Love One Another

No Garden is Complete Without Turnips
1. Turnip for Meetings
2. Turnip for Service
3. Turnip to Help One Another

To Conclude our Garden we Must Have Thyme
1. Thyme for Each Other
2. Thyme for family
3. Thyme for Friends

Water Freely with patience and Cultivate with Love. There is Much Fruit In Your Garden Because You Reap What You Sow.


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