puddles and rainbows

Posted on March 1, 2014 by eteal

i can make rainbows from puddles!

i forge the rivulets of rested rainstorms!

puddle poodle

i spill forth hope and all possibilities –

Pray?  Play!  who is to argue this is not sacred?

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daily practice

Posted on February 28, 2014 by eteal

to you all is prey –

presto preying

to You all is prayer.

Practice daily,

whatever calls you to You.

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observations

Posted on February 28, 2014 by eteal

two egrets

beside the library steps –

you watch us

enter

in search of knowledge

or

respite

or

relief.

two egrets

“We have no need to enter there.

Our stories are written in the wind,

in the water,

and in your heart.”

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Second glances

Posted on February 26, 2014 by eteal

 Dog and Cat about the same size,

why act like mortal enemies?

oreo & presto ant water bowl

Together at the water bowl,

 you have moments that teach

us the possibilities of thirst and circles.

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Flock

Posted on February 25, 2014 by eteal

a flock of shadows

flies across the the grass

in front of my footsteps.

I look up,

but the brightness hides the truth of their wings.

bird shadows on grass

Even without a cave,

i am shackled,

yet led to share the story.

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Shirt sleeve gratitudes

Posted on February 25, 2014 by eteal

I would give you the shirt of my back,

shirt of my back poodle

but i think you would rather have some of my popcorn.

whatever you give, give with gratitude.

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Rain Index

Posted on February 23, 2014 by eteal

They tell you when it is going to rain,

and still you pull ahead,

into the tug of war between winter and spring.

rain index blotter mat-1

Relax into the space between the raindrops.

You just might find some Grace overhead.

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Universal textbook

Posted on February 23, 2014 by eteal

Under sleeping kitties, more pages are found.

Papers scattered on the bottom of the box

remind me of Universal Truths.

Curled up in our hearts,

Love and Understanding

sleep,

always aware of each other.

text book 2 cats

Be not afraid of who awakens first –

each will lead the other to the light.

just listen for the purr…….

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Textbook art

Posted on February 22, 2014 by eteal

out of paper?

out of the past,

in the bottom of a box:

a square recycled to hold new ink.

Huston we have landed.

huston page religion of man

 all creatures have faith.

have you got fun?

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Judgements

Posted on February 21, 2014 by eteal

do not condemn the peacock for his beauty,

peacock 2

nor laud him, neither.

His ostentation is the company he keeps……

what’s yours?

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