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Tag Archives: bees
A Visit
The sunflowers smell like honey, The roses fill the air with the scent of Love, And jasmine, oh jasmine! Yet the bee chose to come inside to visit me, Oh, how I have missed You.
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, bees, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., guests, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, mysticism, nature, nature is my religion, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, visits
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When life gives you lemons…
I sit in the sun Sipping lemon and ginger with honey Surrounded by the scent of lemon blossoms A bee comes And sits on my thumb I ponder What does it mean to be indigenous to a place.
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Tagged art, bees, belonging, blessings, blossoms, braiding sweet grass, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, lemons, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Flower Bed
A flower bed Is not a pun, Nor figure of speech… There is truth at your fingertips and within your reach. Bugs and butterfly, And feral cats… The mewing kitten and biting gnat All rest there In this bed of … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, bees, blessings, dreams, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., feral cats, flower beds, gardening, geraniums, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, possibilities, spirituality, sumi-e, water color
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Golden
The goldenrod waved in the breeze. Filled with possibilities and bees.
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Tagged autumn, bees, blessings, buzz, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., fall, goldenrod, interspecies spirituality, Liz Teal, nature, nature is my religion, poetry, possibilities, spirituality, sumi-e, watercolors, weeds
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Buzz
I saw a red bodied bumblebee , Or wasp… Or maybe a moth… Humbled I watched you dance, The world was abuzz with the new, And everything I see is You!
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Tagged bees, brush painting, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, Liz Teal, meditation, moths, mystic, mysticism, nature, nature is my religion, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, wasps, water color, wisdom, zen
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Sun on a rainy day
The sky was grey, Not a shred of blue, But outside the studio , a hurricane had blown a stalk of sunflowers down months ago, And there in the rain, all along the fallen stalks, were blooms, reaching to the … Continue reading
The four treasures
The chrysanthemum pup Arrived in a cup…. But couldn’t fool the bees. . She sat in her basket and buzzed. . Each autumn, the artist turns her attention to the treasures of the seasons, the painting of chrysanthemums, The baking … Continue reading
Manners
The chrysanthemums push up their purple faces, Gentlemen all, as they declare their love for the bee and butterfly. Patiently they wait, smiling at the sun, While the bee and bugs smile at everyone.
bouquets of busy
simply to be, is to be busy. for what is busy, if not productive? and what is the simile of productivity? To be busy as a bee! and nothing simple is ever easy: even to a simple bee. thus, we … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitudes, Statements of Faith
Tagged bees, chinese brush painting, Elizabeth Teal., fun, God loves you, honey bees, ink, meditation, mindfulness, mother's day, painting, poetry, practice, productivity, pun, simile, simplicity, watercolor
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buzz
yellow flowers, yellow bees, bloom and buzz. . surely we can work together too….
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