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Tag Archives: animal assisted chaplaincy
Breeze
The breeze turns the birch leaves from silver to green And the whole tree shimmers A gust grabs a tuft of fur From the molting border collie and casts it onto a bush. What’s this I hear of butterflies flapping … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, great mystery, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, unknown
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Daggers of Love
The tiniest of little black kittens Would fall asleep while kneading the palm of my hand. Soft paws, paddling back and forth, Purrs so petite you had to strain to hear. Once a pocket panther Able to be tucked into … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, black cat, blessings, claws, Elizabeth Teal., growing, ink brush painting, kneading, Liz Teal, love, motherhood, mothering, nature, pocket panther, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Purple Ball
The purple ball was punctured Broken, deflated … Not so! It is better than ever! Declared the border collie. …………. Just because something isn’t the way you expect it, Doesn’t mean it isn’t fun.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, ball, blessings, border collie, Elizabeth Teal., expectations, ink brush painting, joy, Liz Teal, play, poetry, possibilities, spirituality, sumi-e
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Bedecked
She comes to me with flowers in her hair… And seed pods, And hitch-hikers And Spanish needles intertwined With bits of mud…. She is a gardener! Certainly of my heart.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, blessings, dogs, Elizabeth Teal., flowers, gardening, Liz Teal, love, nature, poetry, seeds, spanish needles, sumi-e, terrier mix
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Rhythm
Tat a tat tat tat Percussion echoes into the dawning dusk Dinner!
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, dinner, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, nature, poetry, sumi-e, wood pecker, woodpecker
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Mirage
I’m all at sea The sky is grey And I’m all at sea, When a cat the color of sand Saunters across the patio, I open the door to see And He vanishes Like a desert mirage.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ennui, faith, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Essential
My human is a nurse She works 12 hour shifts tending to the hurts of this world When she comes home I work 12 hour shifts tending to the hurts you can’t see Both of us are essential workers in … Continue reading
Return
They come with dancing smiles Prancing across the meadow Oh Joy unbounded Return Return Return
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, border collie, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, little white dog, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, recalls, smiles, spirituality, sumi-e, terrier mix
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Sing
I go outside to a chorus of birds. “ How can you sing at a time like this?” “How can we not?” SING.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, birds, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., hope, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, sacred activism, singing, song, spirituality, sumi-e
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Zoom Joy
Tiny faces fill my screen, Humans connecting over the inter webs, While cats and dogs and babies Squirm, saunter, and snuggle In our view. An Owl hoots outside An Owl! Where earlier only destruction reigned. Reminding us, We are all … Continue reading
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