privacy

Posted on December 31, 2016 by eteal

poodle-and-jim-in-pink-chair

i couldn’t hear what they were saying,

but i think it had something to do with love…

or cookies…

.

why not both?

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Fear

Posted on December 29, 2016 by eteal

pim-and-vacuum

so the little dog would not leave the room,

too scared to pass the great green monster of suction —

she cowers behind it, even though it is unplugged and silent….

terror is like that…

in truth the mechanical demon has never actually harmed her –

although it has inhaled the remnants of some chewings and tatterings of toys…

but fear uses fodder like that —

it is usually far more about the imagination than the actualization –

it is about possibility not reality……

but mostly it is about trust….

do you trust this present moment?

this one,

right now?

 

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circus acts

Posted on December 28, 2016 by eteal

cat-on-the-high-wire-on-ink-blotters

sifting thru the layers of my life,

i go outside,

into the garden

to collate and compose –

and there She is –

silently, gracefully, gliding on a slim branch –

effortlessly She teaches me the circus arts –

we all walk the high wire…

and the only net is Indra’s.

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non-violence

Posted on December 28, 2016 by eteal

mosquito-on-brown-paper

the first prick i feel, i react,

my arm reveals the outline of my slap

and in my palm a splat of blood and wing….

contemplating

non-violence

i watch as another of Her tribe comes to sip…

and ponder if there are any microbes of danger in the spit that would do violence to me….

.

sometimes avoidance is the holiest choice –

tomorrow, long sleeves and bug spray….

(all natural of course!)

 

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ever green

Posted on December 27, 2016 by eteal

squirrel-on-pine-limb

in the mists of the sunrise, a squirrel chatters

and a bird i can not see laughs at me, heartily…..

tis not the morning after,

this the dawn of a new day –

look around you –

the evergreen that ever was is still here –

as am I,

as are You.

 

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We are family

Posted on December 25, 2016 by eteal


Trust your inner purr 

We ARE family.

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Santa’s hat

Posted on December 24, 2016 by eteal

little-dog-as-santa-on-lego-paper

With a tail that would not stop wagging,

She was excited to wear the hat….

unless it was the cheese…

after all,

all of us come into this world naked … it takes practice to wear any uniform…

either way She brings gifts every time she appears –

thank heavens it’s more than once a year!

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corners

Posted on December 23, 2016 by eteal

tabby-cat-crouching-behind-basket

you never know what’s around them,

corners, that is…

they can be full of surprises…..

like life….

no path runs in a straight line.

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Pace Purr

Posted on December 23, 2016 by eteal

big-black-cat-in-a-ball

oh dear black cat!

i look for you in the dark,

but you are like black velvet and smooth ink….

invisibly cloaked in the night –

i try to sleep, still, i long for You….

yet,  i must have fallen into dreamland,

for when i wake – there You are at my feet!

purring in Your sleep.

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Luxuries, necessities, and toys

Posted on December 21, 2016 by eteal

One person’s luxury

Is another’s necessity,

Is another’s toy.


Play responsibly.
(And yes, I have a cold,  my nose is a little seasonal, like Rudolph’s.    thank you for asking…how are You? )

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