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Tag Archives: nature
Limits of speed
Sitting in bumper to bumper traffic I pass a sign: Speed limit 70 mph I crawl along I pass another sign: Minimum speed 40 mph I continue to creep, My GPS on my phone adding time as I travel forward … Continue reading
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Tagged accidents, art, blessings, brush painting, butterflies, car, car crash, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., enlightenment, faith, fatal crash, grief, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, love, meditation, mourning, mysticism, nature, nature is my religion, poem, poetry, semi-truck, spirituality, sulfur butterflies, sumi-e, traffic, travel, truck crash, Yellow
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Light flight
The brightest yellowest being Flitted in front on me, Dashing amidst the palest purple seeds… Such bounty the world provides! Eat up every minute.
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Tagged eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., gratitude, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Lanes Island, lesser goldfinch, love, Maine summer, nature, painting, poem, poetry, small bird, spirituality, sumi-e, yellow and black bird
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Mine
The guinea hen puffed up and hunkered down, To be very clear, The pumpkin patch was hers. The bright yellow blossoms argued mightily, For they knew that without them, there would be no pumpkins. The dog took no notice of … Continue reading
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Tagged Adair farm, apple tree, birds, blossom, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., farm life, guinea hen, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, Liz Teal, Maine farm, meditation, nature, ownership, poem, poetry, pumpkin patch, spirituality, sumi-e, Vinalhaven, zen
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Fog
A bright fog surrounds me, Muffling calls of geese and gull, All I hear/here is You.
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Tagged art, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, fog, geese, God, gull, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Looking
He looked out over the harbor, Perhaps wondering when his ship was coming in, Unaware it already had.
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Tagged art, black cat, cat, eco-chaplaincy, faith, harbor, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, ship, spirituality, sumi-e, tao
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Wisdom
On a scrap of hand made paper, Embossed with a remnant of a hand made doily, I record the feathers of the day: A goose quite loud, and very proud…strutted around for all to see, While from the woods, shielded … Continue reading
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Tagged art, community, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, equality, geese, goose, handmade paper, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, owls, spirituality, sumi-e
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Love is everywhere
The dog lies beside me while I meditate, The dog lies beside me in the church, The dog lies beside me while I paint, The dog always tells the truth.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, dog, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., hand made ink, handmade paper, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, joy, Liz Teal, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, stamped, standard poodle, sumi-e, trust, truth
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Pet pee-ves
So I have a quandary, Or perhaps A Rant: My dog and I are traveling, Driving down interstates, States, by states.. But when we stop to pee, he can not accompany me… I can of course go with him to … Continue reading
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Tagged dog pee, humor, ink brush painting, interstates, nature, poetry, rest areas, rest stops, sumi-e, Summer, traveling with dogs, vacation
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Mud
The soft snore of a sleeping dog, Upside down, belly exposed and legs akimbo… So perfectly filled with dreams and trust, How can I be made at the mud on the sheets.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, dog play, dreams, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Lizzie Teal, love, mud, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, poodle paw, rain, sheets, spirituality, standard poodle, story teller, sumi-e, tao, trust, zen
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