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Tag Archives: painting
Hissing
It started on the patio, It started on the lawn, It started on the porch, But it doesn’t ever really matter where it starts, It matters that it stops.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, black cats, blessings, cat fights, conflict, conflict resolution, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., fabric, ink, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, painting, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, territorial
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Beauty
The lights on the dash Started to flash The hood started to smoke I slide onto the shoulder Holding onto my head In fear of it rolling off …. . And everything stopped As the highway continued past, Singing its … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, breakdown, brush painting, butterflies, car, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ecology, Elizabeth Teal., faith, fritillaries, gratitude, hope, ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, painting, poem, poetry, roadside assistance, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, tao
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Sight
He has but one eye, But it is big enough to see The whole world With love. Buddhas are like that.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted therapy, art, blessings, blind eye, brush painting, classroom dog, daily practice, dog, Elizabeth Teal., faith, gratitude, ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, interspirituality, Liz Teal, lost eye, love, meditation, nature, painting, pet therapy, poem, poetry, pug, pug mix, seeing, sight, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, theology, toy dogs, wisdom
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Poetry for Poodles
One by one The came up And read the poems they wrote To the poodle. . Their soft voices Timid and young, Barely audible to the human ear, But the dog Clearly heard the love in their hearts And He … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted therapy, animals, art, daily practice, dogs, eco-mysticism, Elizabeth Teal., faith, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, love, painting, pet therapy, pets, poem, poetry, poodle, R.E.A.D., reading education dogs, spiritual direction, spirituality, standard poodle, sumi-e, therapy dog
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Egg
The egg is cracked right above the container But before it can reach the bowl A paw appears Temptation or opportunity strikes. . Do we act on our impulses or our needs?
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Tagged cats, desire, eggs, Elizabeth Teal., Liz Teal, need, opportunity, painting, poem, Poems, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tabby, wisdom
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Empty
Crossing the bridge, The vast expanse of sky and water… The emptiness is full of life.
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Tagged brush painting, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ecology, emptiness, fullness, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, meditation, mysticism, nature, nature is my religion, painting, poetry, spiritual direction, spirituality, tao, water color, water sky, zen
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Cat pause
I reach for the paper, I pick up the brush, dip it in ink… And there You are… Purring and playing. And I can think of nothing else.
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Tagged black cat, ink, ink brush meditation, Liz Teal, mysticism, nature, painting, paws, poem, poetry, purr, rice paper, spirituality, sumi-e
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Love at first leap
I fell in love today with a stranger. . As we passed He jumped up, paws on my belly, He looked right into my eyes and smiled… . I saw him later, In the competition obedience rings… Not once, not … Continue reading
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Tagged competition obedience, dog training, dogs, fun, jump, love, open, painting, show and go, standard poodle, sumi-e, trial, utility, versatility, water color, wild card
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Swoop
V Driving in the van, An owl swoops across my windshield And up onto the power lines at the end of the street. . I sit at the stop sign, Heart pounding, Watching the owl, who seems nonplussed.
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