And each of us may seek a home
to shelter from a stormy world
but we must first become that home
for others seeking peace unfurled

World peace starts in your heart

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As night befalls a fallen world
and shadows streak the saddened skies,
now more than ever, we must work
to welcome friends and light our lives
until the heavens’ dawn again
may grace us with new hopes held high

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Segne die Nacht,
in der Du schläfst

Lass Segen auf Dich kommen
im Mondschein,
der durch unsere Fenster fließt,
in den Sternen,
die am Himmelszelt funkeln,
im Nachtwind,
der durch die Bäume flüstert,
in der Feuersglut Deines Herzens, die Dich vor jeder Kälte schützt

Lass Dich Segen werden
und schlaf gut in Frieden

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And though the sky may darken
and the light outside begins to fail —
within my heart’s home curtain wall
I’ll leave the light on for you

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I live in a foreign land
far from my Virginia home
and feel distant —
rootless tumbleweed

I tumble by a foreign palace
built for the son of a tyrant
but see the Virginia creeper
claw up its haughty walls
Sic semper tyrannis —
Suddenly my roots stretch 4,000 miles deep

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... self portrait fractal ...

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