Ministry of Animals

Anole You

Posted on August 12, 2014 by eteal

enough about the reptilian brain!

i am busy eating mosquitoes –

and what are you doing

that is so productive?

you just sit there being mosquito food!

oh.

i suppose i owe you an apology,

thank you for feeding my dinner.

(we are all part of the world wide web)

Posted in Blessings | Tagged anoles, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, humor, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, keyboards, lap top computers, lizards, love, mosquitos, spirituality, sumi-e, web of life | Leave a comment

super moon

Posted on August 10, 2014 by eteal

Out under the night sky

i walk with Super Dog,

we tread with the Super Moon…..

and all is magical.

Posted in The Now | Tagged art, blessings, Dog walking, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, interspecies spirituality, love, magic, nature, poetry, spirituality, standard poodles, sumi-e, super moon, therapy dogs, universal shamanism | Leave a comment

cry out loud

Posted on August 10, 2014 by eteal

a cardinal came and sat beside me today –

her feet grasping the arm or the chair…

telling me

that yelling

was not the same as crying out loud.

but reminding me

that we all need to

cry out

loudly

at the injustices.

the cardinal in the tree did not seem to agree.

but that could be just me –

for he was old and i am prone to illusion.

Posted in Cardinal Rules, Winged wisdoms | Tagged anthropomorphism, bird, bird calls, birds, Buddhism, cardinals, Catholicism, crying, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, female cardinals, illusions, interspecies spirituality, justice, love, protest songs, sacred activism, spirituality, sumi-e | Leave a comment

Emerging

Posted on August 8, 2014 by eteal

on the fence

a twig had grown thru a crack

on the twig

a chrysalis hung empty.

There, still wet,

newly emerged,

gooey and bright,

You dryed your wings

in the morning sunlight.

off to a bloom of grass –

you feed,

and continue to fan the future

into the now.

Posted in Blessings, Winged wisdoms | Tagged art, born again, born anew, butterfly emerging from chrysalis, changes, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, nature is my religion, reborn, SBNR, Spiritual ecology, spirituality, sumi-e, transformation, transition, zebra butterfy | Leave a comment

inquiry

Posted on August 8, 2014 by eteal

there You were

in the middle of my driveway –

curious,

i too have questions for You!

but perhaps we should start by simply listening to each other.

(

and yes, we are all wet behind our ears, even this picture is still damp!)

Posted in Dao Dogs, God's dog, zen dog | Tagged animals, art, curiousity, dog training, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, interspecies spirituality, love, mysticism, poetry, puppy, spirituality, sumi-e, terrier mix | Leave a comment

Army Dilly Oh!

Posted on August 7, 2014 by eteal

all day i see

armadillos:

who knew they could sit up?

there are just older than baby ones at the edges of the swamp —

and then playing in captivity on my screen captivating me,

then smashed on the roadway — in the center lane, by the curb and on the median.

i come home and see

their cuteness is still being shared again and again,

as if to numb us

from the reality of our own destructive tendencies.

Pay attention – armor offers no salvation – neither does the media.

Posted in Poems, True Stories | Tagged armadillo babies, armadillo playing, armadillos, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, ink brush painting, nature, nature is my religion, poetry, salvation, swamp | 1 Comment

patchwork

Posted on August 5, 2014 by eteal

somedays

when it all falls to pieces,

there comes the calico cat,

to put the peace back.

Posted in Tao Cats | Tagged AAA, aat, animal assisted therapy, calico, calico cat, calico cats, crafts, eco-ministry, falling apart, grief, healing, love, mourning, peace, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, the patchwork cat, therapy cat | Leave a comment

purrfect duet

Posted on August 5, 2014 by eteal

asleep on the keys,

asleep on the bench,

together,

we are a beautiful dream in tune.

we are all songs of Love.

Posted in Tao Cats | Tagged art, cat, cats, cats on the piano, interspecies spirituality, love, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e | Leave a comment

Chasing

Posted on August 3, 2014 by eteal

my cat chases peas…while i chase peace,

but purrhaps if we all played more,

peace will follow…..

Posted in The Now | Tagged cat, cat playing, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, gaming, hope for peace, importance of play, interspecies spirituality, kitten playing, love, peace, play, purr, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen | Leave a comment

Love looks on…

Posted on August 2, 2014 by eteal

we come into your hearts.

we grow up,

until we are so full…

we must shed our skins….

we grow on,

until there is only one heart beating…

the other heart must travel onward

becoming the messenger of Love,

leaving us to go on…

sharing the message of love,

here. now.

Posted in Animal assisted therapy, Dao Dogs, God's dog, grief, loss, mourning, pet loss, therapy dog, zen dog | Tagged AAA, AAE, aat, bereavement, Black Lab, dog, dogs, dogs in the classroom, dogs visiting in nursing homes, faith, gratitude, grief, interspecies spirituality, labrador retriever, love, pet loss, poetry, therapy dog, wisdom of grief | Leave a comment