Snow birds

Posted on October 1, 2016 by eteal

geese-crossing-road

as i drive down the highway

traffic comes to a stop

before me

some guests from the north

were crossing the road –

perhaps their wings were tired from their long flight..

or perhaps we all just needed to slow down……

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wisdom teeth

Posted on September 30, 2016 by eteal

esmerelda-joshua-wisdom-tooth

why is your head all wrapped up in ice?

the calico caregiver sat purr-plexed –

surely they did not take away all your wisdom?

oh, only your wise teeth?

well, i guess that is ok….. but how will you know who to bite?

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Homecoming

Posted on September 29, 2016 by eteal

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Traveling

Posted on September 28, 2016 by eteal

fly-be-free

driving down the road

we realize

we are not alone,

a visitor has joined us for the ride…

perhaps no longer content to be a housefly….

Fly!

Be Free!

( a good lesson for you and me)

 

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wind

Posted on September 26, 2016 by eteal

tomi-in-the-wind

when the wind blows,

lean in.

sail!

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Wish you were here

Posted on September 25, 2016 by eteal

Perhaps all we are 

Arefootprints in the sand,

And even those will be washed away by the waves,

Yea, Even our tears will disappear.

All that matters is that You were here. 

In this moment of soft sand, sweet surf and blue sky.

This moment of Love.

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Flight

Posted on September 24, 2016 by eteal

Three swift birds

Soared into our sight 

So very fast,

Or was it just that we were moving so slow.
And yet, in their flight they were more at peace, than we were in our stillness .

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lessons of peace

Posted on September 21, 2016 by eteal

keep-calm-stay-inquisitve-poodle-terrier

this odd little deer of a dear dog,

no bigger than bed pillow,

calmly watched me

with gentle insistent curiosity.

teaching me, yet again,

the antidote to fear is inquiry.

the surrender to the moment provides the next place to place your paw…

or foot,

or path.

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zazen lessons from a cat

Posted on September 20, 2016 by eteal

tabby-on-teh-tree-dock-platform

sit up straight

in a relaxed state

gently focus

on the ground before you

let your body be breathed

.

gently

purr.

 

 

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Really Fat Dog

Posted on September 20, 2016 by eteal

really-fat-dog

there She was

the fattest dog i have every seen.

people in the waiting room looked askance,

as the toenails tapped out illegible Morris code as She waddled in.

our eyes met,

as the person on the other end of the leash said, to no one in particular,

“she’s a boxer mix.”

Her little Pitbull face wrinkled up at the lie…

and then she play bowed!

Right to me!

What a Good Girl!

Why must we deny who we really are?

Why must we lie about who we love?

We are all big fat bundles of divinity!

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