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Tag Archives: poetry
chasing
somedays you are being chased, somedays you are chasing. STOP! Leap to higher ground!
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, cat chasing cat, cats, chasing, culture of busy, eco-chaplaincy, ink brush painting, leap, leaping, poetry, sacred art, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, wisdom
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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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sweet dream
small hound lost now found a sofa now is holy ground, as sweet snoozes in the air resound. Grace is home, safe and sound.
Posted in The Now
Tagged beagle mix, canines, grace, home, hound mix, love, naps, poetry, rescue hound, safety, salvation, sumi-e, sweet dreams
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Butterflies
there are butterflies in my heart, and my stomach. but none yet in the unbloomed flowers of the garden. patience, Spring will come and buds and hearts will open.
Posted in The Now
Tagged amo, butterflies, hope, ink brush painting, love, papillion, paps, patience, poetry, rescue dogs, responsible breeders, spirituality, stamp art, sumi-e
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Squirrel hunting
“squirrel hunting for dinner” Sometimes you say something – and people hear something else. the old carny trick holds more truth than many a sacred text. “Come see the Man Eating Chicken” – the horror, the savagery! yet, all of … Continue reading
flight paths
overhead the sky fills with hawks i look up as the wings fill the sky taking my breath away with the possibilities of flight. Then, as i sit behind the fence, feeling both secure and trapped, a cardinal flies thru … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, art, cardinals, chain link fences, eco-chaplaincy, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, flight, freedom, hawks, interspecies spirituality, mysticism, nature, poetry, sacred journeys, sumi-e
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Stripes
as i child i was told “it takes all ages and stripes” and “You can’t tell a tiger to change his stripes” – not to mention somehow i needed to “earn my stripes” but no one ever said, “there will … Continue reading
