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Monthly Archives: October 2015
Roadside kitten
small one, step back! the cars speed by, and you are so black – you can barely be seen, I try to catch you, but you are wild. may tonite you be as safe as you are curious. In fact, … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged black kittens, curiousity, driving, feral cats, full moon, ink brush painting, love, nature, safety, sumi-e
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Friendship
Somedays my childhood comes flooding back to me, (does Yours?) in small big happy sad ways, especially on holy days, when the family comes together in friendship and love. Sweet Dreams. I also wrote a short story and posted it … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, childhood memories, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, faith, family, friendship, full moons, German Shepherds, Halloween, holidays, holy days, love, Samhain, Sawin, spirituality, sumi-e, sweet dreams
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Gutters and Flight
when someone is down and out, they used to say they were in the gutter, a low and disgusting place – like rock bottom – (as if the rock clans of granite and marble, sandstone and turquoise were somehow not … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Winged wisdoms
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, bird, birds, crow, crows, down and out, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, grief, ink brush painting, interspirituality, mourning, mysticism, nature, poetry, rock bottom, roof gutters, sad, spirituality, sumi-e, the rock people
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Three
three little inkspots cavort on my lawn… which is really just a field that has been mowed, no grass seed had been sown here – but it is fertile land. kittens spring up overnight – and scatter at my sight. … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged cat poetry, compassion, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, feral cats, feral kittens, have-a-heart traps, humane education, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, kittens, lawns, nature, poetry, SNR, spay neuter release, spirituality, sumi-e, TSNR
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Squirrel and the Moon
Saw You today, playing in my yard, dancing on the fence, jumping limb to limb over the heads of cats, dogs and me. we all head Home in the end. but i wonder, on nights like this – do you … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged back yards, dancing, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ecology, full moon, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, nature is my religion, play, poetry, SBNR, spirituality, squirrels, sumi-e, The Seventh Principle, trees, Unitarian Universalism, web of life
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stamp
we stamp our feet. we stamp our letters. and we stamp our art. the first is in anger or frustration, the second is a fee for services expected, and the third is a seal of character, or appreciation, or locations … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged amo, anger, animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted meditation, black cat, black cats, chinese brush painting, chops, daily practice, fear, ink brush meditation, interfaith, love, meditation, perspective, SBNR, seals, self-help, spirituality, stamps, sumi-e, universalism
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webs and stairs
i sit on the patio and watch the rainbow threads glisten in the sunlight. i can not see the whole web, only some lines of striped weft – enticing, glittering. sometimes, (code for today) i feel like all i can … Continue reading
Costumes
Punk Rock Angel? No! I am Pegasus! declared the poodle by his costume cut of blue mohawked mane and matching tail – flightless wings gently carved into fur – i am a hero! (even if i smell like kool-aid) Naw,…..You’re … Continue reading
Posted in God's dog, joy, therapy dog
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Extreme poodle grooming, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, pet therapy, poetry, spirituality, standard poodles, sumi-e, visiting dog, Visiting pet work
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