It is morning
Your hand’s song
And my twin is laughing
In the sun shadow a patio peach
Your smile
a small knife
my heart in slice
Where four generations grow a home
the almonds sway softly
Movements cross land
colibri
The heat roots a neighbor
Bernal Heights summer
Our crop stories nation
Handful of fruit we eat
The tree
The sun’s heat
in memory of you
grandfather fire
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Star Berry is a mother, community member, dancer, educator, friend, and organizer.
The Nature of
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