Sometimes,
What you thought was a curse
Turns out to be a blessing.
The golden orbs swayed in the breeze
As rain gently fell.
A gust of wind and the lemon went sailing.
The border collie jumped as the universe began to play ball,
Catching the yellow sphere in Her teeth….
Bitter
She spat it out,
Only to run after another….as sour as the first.
I go inside and find a more suitable toy.
…….
We all need others to help us out
when life seems to tease us
With Her lessons of Love.
………
Lemons are lovely,
Sun made spheres
That remind us
it is only together
Bringing sweetness to bitterness
That we can truly stand in theLight.
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There is NO ball playing in the house!
But every time I turn around there You are,
Ball in muzzle
Grin on face
Wagging from head to tail
Finding orbs in every corner of my home
….
Go on,
Have a ball
Wherever you are.
Above my head
Feathers of ebony swirled against a blue blue sky
A community in air
Dancing on the thermals
My Spirit soars
………
Flock together these holy days
The brindle bug
Too leggy for a Boston Pug
Leaps into the hearts of students of all ages,
(Though some of us are called teachers and such).
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Some of us don’t belong to one person,
We belong to the world!
Old dog
Tiny old dog
Dashed under the bumper of my van
Escaping to safety against all odds.
I park
Heart pounding,
Ego straining
I run into the open garage where I saw the terrier run…
“Hello” I call,
Two women knock on the door,
They know the dog lives here…
We call
A man emerges
Having already let the dog inside…
“I almost hit your dog!”
“He never leaves the yard.”
“He did, he ran under my car”
“He never leaves the yard”
“I almost hit him!, please don’t let him out alone”
“I will. I’ll keep letting him out!”
The door slams shut.
…..
Was I more upset that the dog might die,
Or that I might have killed him?
We were right next to an elementary school…
What if the witnesses were children
Or if they were passengers in the fatal car?
Don’t let your dogs out unattended.
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Pay attention to present truth
Not past stories.
Our responsibilities have ripples in the holy waters of life.
Act accordingly.
The border collie kept bouncing her ball,
Dropping it in laps,
Off steps,
Into beds
Until
The little white dog stole it,
Ran into her big sister’s crate with it….
And
Closed the door!
…….
Sometimes
When you have had enough
You just have to take the toys away from the toddlers,
And go away.
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We all get fed up occasionally,
Be responsible when you do.
Sitting on the floor of the urgent care veterinary clinic
The boy
now man
Sat with his boy
Now old man
……
I never knew
Or maybe I did but never really understood
How you could bleed out
Without anyone knowing
Because it was all inside
But isn’t that the way with every broken heart?
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The good news is:
Blood clots
Hearts mend
Medical science is salvatory
And Grace exists in this world.
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We may be designed to wear out
But we are also designed to heal
With a little help from our friends.
Dreaming in black and white
Until nothing is left but what is essential.
Walking the aisles of Home Depot
There is an old man with an old dog
A hunting hound
And his hunter,
Scouting the aisles
For possibilities
And poinsettias
The shadows of boy and puppy hover over them
Like plaid and pine needles
I smile
He frowns
The dog wags.
Bright red flowers tucked under his arm,
They exit into the sun.
Ministry of Animals 