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Tag Archives: caterpillars
Green
The branches on the lemon tree are green. The lemons are green. The leaves are ever. . A young anole, green, Stopped on the branch for a brief conversation With a small green caterpillar…. You are not my food, You … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged anole, art, caterpillars, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, eternal life, green, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, lemon tree, lemons, love, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, water color
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Cycles of Joy
The lemon tree is full of green lemons ripening slowly in the sun. The leaves are sparse, Having been eaten by caterpillars . The chrysalis, looking like a turd, hangs empty As Joy emerges…. As large as my open hand. … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, caterpillars, citrus, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, eggs, Elizabeth Teal., emergence, giant swallowtail butterfly, hope, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, joy, lemon tree, Liz Teal, love, mysticism, nature, nature is my religion, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, transformation
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Goo
All day today the garden was filled with encouragement. No one really talks to you about the time in between caterpillar and butterfly … Cocooned. Sounds nice, safe, even cozy. In reality, You are goo. And that is ok. Patience. … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged brush painting, butterfly, caterpillars, cocoons, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, flight, goo, growing, hope, illustration, Liz Teal, nature, poetry, positivity, self actualization, self-help, spirituality, sumi-e
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remember
suddenly it seems, but only because, perhaps, i was not paying attention- the rosemary bush is now an odd cluster of twigs, i wonder – it is because so many hands sweep its long fronds as they pass… it is the … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, authentic self, caterpillars, change growth, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, gardening, growth, lunch, moths, nature, poetry, remeberance, Reverend Elizabeth Teal, rosemary plants, self actualization, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, wings
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Big Fuzzy Blackness
i awoke up in a dark mood, and went outside. there curled up at my feet was a big fuzzy blackness – busy eating purple flowers that the wind had blown into the ground – a feast of royal colour … Continue reading
eeuuwww, oh wait, what?
GROSS! it’s a giant bird turd! with eyes? and it moves? It’s an bird poop caterpillar! I can’t wait to see the chrysalis …. … look, there is another one! no wonder the leaves on the lemon tree are all … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged beauty, bird poop, camouflage, caterpillars, droppings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, experience, interspecies spirituality, lemon tree, nature, poetry, spiritual growth, spirituality, sumi-e, swallowtail butterflies, tao, wisdom, zen
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fly byes
it is hard to say goodbye even if there is nothing left but a cocoon shell. so, dry your eyes, and your wings. fly!
Posted in The Now
Tagged angels, butterflies, caterpillars, change, cocoons, growth, hospice, ink brush painting, love, nature, nones, palmetto, poetry, SBNR, spiritual but not religious, spiritual growth, sumi-e, transformation, transformative growth
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Fly overs
i look up and little legs and orange yellow wings flutter by. you can not toss a caterpillar into the air, and expect it to fly – nor can you open a cocoon from the outside. tonight i sit by … Continue reading
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged amo, angels, art, brush painting, butterfly, caterpillar, caterpillars, Classical Mythology, cycle of life, Earth centered spirituality, Goddess of the Rainbow, Iris, joy, love, poetry, spiritual growth, spirituality, stamp art, sumi-e, wings, yellow wings
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Patience
Posted in The Now
Tagged butterflies, caterpillars, ink brush meditiation, love, nature, patience, perseverance, spirituality
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Justice
The steps of the courthouse are covered in caterpillars. The caterpillars on the courthouse steps move swifter than those inside. Stepped over and stepped upon we … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged caterpillars, courthouse steps, couthouse, ink brush meditiation, justice
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