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Food

Posted on May 9, 2020 by eteal

The purple trumpets are filled With the tiny bugs Feasting and pollinating. A large anole hears the call And joins in, feasting on the pollinators. Supping from the lowest leaf, is the tiniest little lizard I may have ever seen! … Continue reading →

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Nature vs Nurture

Posted on July 31, 2018 by eteal

Whoever you live with shapes you.. Whatever environment you live in Impacts you… Is it nature or nurture? The answer is always, Both. . Nature and nurture. . So what nature do you nurture? . Who do You live with?

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A story about Salvations

Posted on July 25, 2018 by eteal

The bug had wings, The door was open, But the bug just kept walking across glass Looking and longing for a way to salvation. Then, seeing the dilemma, The man, gently placed a glass, The sipping kind, Over the bug … Continue reading →

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Dropping In

Posted on July 11, 2018 by eteal

I dropped a thing,It fell out of my hand and into someone else’s land.I bent down to pick it up,And found myself in another world.Pardon me, I am just a tourist here.

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paths/tracks

Posted on February 21, 2018 by eteal

paths crossed, even those that seemed at first to go around the edges. (what made that dotted line? i have no clue, but i shall not tear across it) we lay our tracks with every step we mark our … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blessings, The Now | Tagged animal tracks, bird tracks, bugs, Elizabeth Teal., life, Liz Teal, nature poetry, painting, paths, paw prints, poet, poetry, sacred, spiritual paths | Leave a comment

Alone

Posted on September 4, 2017 by eteal

Sometimes you think you are all alone…. But really, you are the bright spot in someone’s day!

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non-violence

Posted on December 28, 2016 by eteal

the first prick i feel, i react, my arm reveals the outline of my slap and in my palm a splat of blood and wing…. contemplating non-violence i watch as another of Her tribe comes to sip… and ponder if … Continue reading →

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Bugging

Posted on November 7, 2016 by eteal

wellll – i can’t say there ain’t no bugs on me, cuz all day long there wuz – from mosquitos that want to suck my blood to tiny little gnats – and then You show up and landing right on … Continue reading →

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Walking the mile

Posted on September 18, 2016 by eteal

i go to put on my shoes but they are being worn by someone else… even though you almost fill them, i am not certain that you understand that under standing can not come from actually being in my shoes … Continue reading →

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public prayer

Posted on September 17, 2016 by eteal

there! on the gate! a reminder that all is sacred, (and to say grace before meals…)

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Posted in The Now | Tagged bugs, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, ecology, garden gates, helpful insects, insects, interspirituality, nature, praying mantis, sacred, spirituality, sumi-e | Leave a comment

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Nature vs Nurture

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A story about Salvations

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Alone

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non-violence

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Bugging

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Walking the mile

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