A Pride of Peafowl

Posted on September 18, 2013 by eteal

If they  call you ostentatious

remember, You are not an ostentation –

you are YourSelf

Peahen & chick

Be proud of who you really are.

Allow your iridescence to reflect back the beauty of the world.

Peacock 

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Estuary Educations

Posted on September 16, 2013 by eteal

One school of fish,

two schools

Two schools of thought:

we all swim in the same ocean,

traveling forward or feeding in a knot.

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The step after fledging

Posted on September 16, 2013 by eteal

A young crow

sits in the entangled branches

of the ancient tree.

crow in tree

Waiting

(not to commit to a murder)

to join a flock of fine feathered friends

and

fly

to

freedoms.

( we all need many ways to be free)

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Starling’s Cry

Posted on September 15, 2013 by eteal

The first time i heard your call,

i was sitting on the edge of the bed

of my living/dying father.

“Who is that I asked?”

“An immigrant.”

darling starling

Oh darling Starling, i thought you were native to Boston, like we were.

“you too are an immigrant,” came the reply.

This mourning morning, I heard You again,

far far from Beantown.

The earth is round.

We are all natives now.

Let us learn each other’s calls

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Yowling

Posted on September 14, 2013 by eteal

Yowl

Howl

Caterwaul

yowling Esmereldasomedays, meow is simply not enough to say how much

I miss you.

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Jewels

Posted on September 12, 2013 by eteal

jewel spiderMorning jewels

shimmer,

and catch me unaware –

I catch myself before I tear your web: the fabric of your life –

and yet, 

When I move my foot –

I discover that I have stepped on a guy wire that holds your world together.

Shattered we both fall to the ground –

surprised to see the rainbow strands glimmering hope all around us.

We are loved and can still love in return.

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rest

Posted on September 12, 2013 by eteal

rest cat

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An Ostentatious Gaggle

Posted on September 10, 2013 by eteal

a murder of crows?“What do they mean ‘murder of crows’?” 

“Are we not as ostentatious as peacocks?”

“Have we not the charm of finches?”

HUSH! or you will soon be as gaggling as geese.

What others label you says more about them, than it does about You.

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Birds on a Wire

Posted on September 9, 2013 by eteal

birds not of a feather

We all must learn to fly together.

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Growth

Posted on September 9, 2013 by eteal

Growth does not happen all at once –

presto on red

sometimes

our legs

grow

first,

and

our hearts have to run to catch up. 

Sometimes our hearts grow up and our eyes can’t believe what they see!

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