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Category Archives: Elders
At the vet’s
it was small old dog day this morning at the veterinarian’s offices. the boy is no longer a boy; the puppy is no longer a puppy. one is a young man, the other, having walked approximately the same turns of … Continue reading
Posted in Dao Dogs, Elders, zen dog
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, dachshund mix, dog, dog held in arms, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, grace, gratitude, growing old, growing up, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, old dogs, poetry, spirituality, transitions, young men
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GRRRRL
i saw you today in a dream, and you were not in sheep’s clothing but it was not as it seems for i was awake at the time.
Leaf and feather
he saw a leaf just out of reach, green, red, and amber. a gust of wind blew it down, the Tree of Life in his hand. growth and release. a feather flew down from above. (all is love.)
Posted in Elders, Poems
Tagged art, bird, blessings, changing seasons, Christianity, eco-spirituality, growth, Hinduism, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Islam, Judaism, love, mourning, nature, poetry, sumi-e, tao, wisdom of grief, zen
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Wonder
Today a golden fly landed on my arm. She traveled with me thru the day and did me no harm. no bite, no sting, a beautiful thing she shimmered like the sun- Are you a fly from times gone by- … Continue reading
Bark or Howl?
I hear a howl from above? She Owl barks me awake. Give a hoot!
Posted in Blessings, Elders
Tagged awaken, birding, care, eco-spirituality, ecology, hoot, horned owls, interfaith, love, nature, nest, owls, spirituality, tao
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Owl
I thought my heart was breaking and then i heard you and I knew it was designed to open.
Posted in Blessings, Elders, The Now
Tagged freedom, heart, hoot, ink brush meditiation, love, nature, owl, poetry, religion, spirituality
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a wrapped up: towel talk
I’m no bug in a rug. I’m not your Cavalier crepe nor some barking burrito! I am simply pure clean love, All wrapped up.
Posted in Elders, The Now
Tagged annie, bathtime, Cavalier King Charles, dog, ink brush meditiation, love
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