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Renewed
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Motherhood
The Beagle saw Her first, Scurrying under the palmetto… We, curious, followed His nose… It was huge! What was It? Some jumped, One gasped, Some were intrigued, Some were simply putting on a brave face, One suggested murder. The wolf … Continue reading
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Sharing
The loquat tree is filled with ripe fruit Or was…. Birds came, Squirrels came, And You. Delicious.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, birds, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., fruit, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, loquat tree, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, ripe, spirituality, squirrels, sumi-e
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More Messy
My mother used to iron the ribbons she would tie in my hair, But they would never stay there… They would fly away While I would play! So how come my little dog Can run in the mud And the … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, bows, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., grooming, humor, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, little white dog, Liz Teal, love, meditation, nature, poem, poetry, power, spirituality, sumi-e
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Curled
The healing cat Curled up on my lap And we purred Love into the world.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., healing, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, purring, recovery, spirituality, sumi-e
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That which was
WHAT was that? What WAS that? What was THAT! It scurried across the floor before be and dashed under the dryer… Well almost under the dryer… Some part was hanging out… It was a leg, A foot, Oh You are … Continue reading
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Tagged authenticity, blessings, brush painting, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, laundry, Liz Teal, love, meditation, nature, poem, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, toads
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Spring
The kite circled over us Three times Like a blessing of universal trinity As we ate eggs and cheese Tomatoes, cucumbers and stories of healing. . Bubbles of Italian and ripples of Spanish Giggles in Punjabi and Taiwanese Laughter in … Continue reading
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Tagged art, blessings, Blue Springs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., florida, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, kites, Liz Teal, love, manatees, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, Swallow tail kite
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Lesson
Sometimes we play, Sometimes we nap. Somedays have both, But not every day. Today we nap. And help the human heal. Soon we will play. And nap.
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