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Monthly Archives: March 2020
Puddle
In my lap is a puddle of purr With fur so thick You can not even part it to find skin That is Love Warm Present Puddling over Pure
Actual Size
High up on the wire The Coopers’s Hawk surveyed the grasses below A speck against the sky Filling my heart And this whole page…..
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, Cooper’s Hawk, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Boxed?
Sometimes it becomes clear that you that no matter how much you may long to get back in the box, That is no longer an option You are out of the box,
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Tagged blessings, boxes, cats, Elizabeth Teal., growth, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspirituality, Liz Teal, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, thinking outside the box
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Conversations
Conversations above my head Dance above me But they are not for me, Still I can enjoy the choir
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, bird song, blessings, choir, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, trees
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Bow
In my lap is a small fur waterfall Captured by a bright orange bow Cuddled up in a circle A living Enzo
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., enzo, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, lap, lap dog, little white dog, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, terrier mix
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Couplet
Two geese Snow birds Dined on the tender grasses beside the road As rush hour traffic swirled around them Do not get distracted from what feeds you.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, Canadian Geese, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, self care, spirituality, sumi-e
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Observed
Opening my eyes I find my gaze returned by golden green orbs Wake Up!
Mud puppy
The puddle beckoned The mud oozed Who could possibly resist? Jump it!
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, border collie, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., enjoyment, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, mud puddle, mysticism, nature, pleasure, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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