morning baptisms
sacred dreams
out of the store he comes
Carried in the arms of the man who is closing up.
Placed onto the sidewalk….. the end of the day requires two hands and a strong heart some nights.
the heavy metal gate is pulled down with a metal scream that seems to say business could be better…
Little red collar and tags,
Paws of a giant Akita or perhaps a German Shepherd ancestors paving future paths…
and ears that are unsure of how they wish to hear the world…
He waits for his person.
I wait for my bus.
And the world turns around us.
some of us wear our hearts on sleeves
You wear yours on your face.
Does your person know how much you long for them to love themselves?
They can not see how much abuse there is in use? Not today.
Love is more than an act of will, it is Grace.
And that is your name, even if they do not know it.
I can speak many languages,
English, Spanish, basic human and some feline….
Yet over and over I try to teach you mine,
And all that happens is you speak yours louder and louder!
Nevertheless
I love you.
And together we will keep traveling home.
On a bus. No wifi. Promises of connection often fail by well meaning promises of connection.
Rats.
What do we use such an expression?
More miscommunication and I suspect a broken promise we did not even know we had made with them.
But with love and hope…we can repair the world.
Cuddle that rat!
out on a limb
is
sometimes
the only way to gain some perspective.
enjoy the view.
why
do you
bully
anyone?
even fat cats have feelings.
in the field of dreams,
the dog is inside,
the rain has stopped
and the grass is sweet.
in the field of dreams
the cage door is opened
and i can run safe as well as free.
in the field of dreams the cage door is no more than the door to my own room.
and both inside and outside i am free and safe.
sometimes the smallest things
can brighten a day.
what is big? what is small?
I am a very big cat –
but compared to a tiger?
i am very small.
but I AM HERE.
troubles or troubled?
come. sit on a bench. it is both big and small –
don’t worry- there’s room for You.
Ministry of Animals 