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Author Archives: eteal
who nose?
I do not know, do you? I’ll ask the cat, how ’bout that? I give thanks for noses, and knowing: feline and mine.
Claws
a pause for claws…… I am grateful for claws that retract. and those that don’t.
Dragons or Fairies
Dragons or fairies, both fly to my rescue, again and again. Myth you say, oh fly away, I was here before you.
Posted in Gratitudes, Poems, Statements of Faith
Tagged brush painting, dragonfly, fairy, gratitude, ink brush meditiation, myth, nature, salvation
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Bear with me
Bear with me, please – I am no teddy, or plush panda – are you ready? I can bare my heart as easily as teeth are bared, and I am grateful for growls, But I would rather sit here. In … Continue reading
Grandmother Sponge
Cradled in a bath of eternity, Born in a sea of ancient DNA, I am grateful for the life that flows thru me. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/04/0401_0401_shapeoflife1.html
Posted in Elders, Gratitudes, Poems
Tagged environment, eternity, evolution, gratitude, religion, science, sponges
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ouch!
Why are there mosquitoes? Some days it’s hard to find the blessing in the action. I am grateful that there is still mystery.
small balls of soot
I am grateful for small balls of soot, abused, neglected or abandoned, who run away from the gates of hell, into the arms of love.
Posted in Gratitudes, Poems
Tagged dog, giving thanks, gratitude, journey, love, terrier
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chicken & scared
Please don’t call others chicken when you are scared for I am curious. Why take anyone’s name in vain? Today I am grateful for pullets, who pull from me deeper meanings in every day life.
Posted in Gratitudes, Poems
Tagged brush painting, chickens, commandments, gratitude, poetry, pullets, thanks
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Fly, not in my soup.
I am grateful for sea turtles in the sea, not in my soup. Whose trust in the waves inspires me to dive deep. Fly, be free.
Posted in The Now
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Going slow
Go slow. And look life straight in the I. Go forth. Go for your dreams. I am grateful for Gopher Tortoises and Contented Turtles
Posted in Gratitudes, Poems
Tagged dream, giving thanks, gopher tortoise, gratitude, inspiration, journey, turtle
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