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Lie down on the grass with your dog
the way your dog lies down,

stomach and heart flat to the ground.
Move yourself into the soil, grab onto

the dignity of dirt until you feel brave,
brave Earth. Listen.

Her grass has a thousand stories
and her roots speak the great tree mind.

You may get up freed.
You may get up defined.

You may get up redeemed, your talk
and walk and spine all aligned.

So lie down on the grass with your dog
the way your dog lies down,

stomach and heart pressed flat
to the sacred. To the holy,

holy ground.

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Zann Carter

Zann Carter is a poet, fiber artist and the head groundskeeper of th' poetry asylum (a sort of moveable literary community) in Terre Haute, IN, where she is a member of the First UU Congregation. Her work has been published in SageWoman, Dirty Chai, The Healing Muse, Misfitmagazine, Atlas and Alice, and Witches & Pagans. Her website: www.zanncarter.com.

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• The Way Your Dog Lies Down - February 1, 2018