Things That Don't Suck

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The Most Fertile Lands Were Built By Volcanoes

The Most Fertile Lands Were Built By Volcanoes

Blooming Through Life’s Challenges

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Hello Premium-Dreamiums!

Two decades ago I wrote,

Forest may be gorgeous

but there is nothing more alive

than a tree that learns

how to grow in a cemetery.

I’ve held this sentiment so close to my heart throughout my life that a large majority of my poems include lines with a similar message. For example,

The most fertile lands were built

by the hands of volcano…

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