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Tag Archives: cars
Roads
Old dog Tiny old dog Dashed under the bumper of my van Escaping to safety against all odds. I park Heart pounding, Ego straining I run into the open garage where I saw the terrier run… “Hello” I call, Two … Continue reading
Busy
The hood of the car is swarming with tiny ants. They are dropping from the sunroof onto the seats. “Why are you here?” I ask. But all I hear is: Busy, busy, busy One ant simply goes in circles. “This … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged ants, art, blessings, business, busy, busyness, cars, distraction, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, insect, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Ride
I have a cat that loves cars, If you leave your window open when you come a calling, She just might jump in and go for a ride! More than one guest has called me from the market or the … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, cars, cars in cars, cats, chopping wood, driving, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, poetry, story, sumi-e, wagon, wood in a wagon, working
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the garage
the last passenger of my mother’s little red car was a feral calico who purred her way onto a lap and into a heart. The car took her last trip today…. my mother’s last ride on this earth was several … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, calico cat, car garage, cars, dead car, faith, feral cat, grief, little red cars, mother, mourning, old car, poetry, trust
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End of summer
Driving down the highway, the radio tells me its the end of summer. But as I look in front of me, I see it is only the beginning of a new adventure.
Posted in Dao Dogs, zen dog
Tagged animals, art, cars, dog, dog in pick-up truck, eco-spirituality, end of summer, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, poetry, spirituality, tao, zen
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Steps
I look out beside my car and there is a crane walking, as if to be a comma in this sentence of traffic. But then he decided otherwise and flew up, an apostrophe? or an apostle.
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Tagged bird, birds, cars, Christianity, crane, eco-spirituality, faith, flight, fly, forgiveness, grace, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspirituality, Islam, Judaism, love, nature, patience, poetry, spirituality, stuck in traffic, sumi-e, tao, traffic, transportation, zen
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