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Tag Archives: poetry
Knowing
Do you ever have that moment when you realize that someone you love really doesn’t understand you at all? “Yes, daily”, she said, as she looked up, taking a pause from licking the leftover soup from my bowl. “It’s ok, … Continue reading
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged alley cat wisdom, animal assisted chaplaincy, blessings, cat drinking soup, communication, eco-mysticism, empathy, feline philosophy, felines, healing relationships, love, poetic humor, poetry, relationships, spiritual poetry, understanding, wisdom, zen humor
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Soaring
the moon is above the horizon in the west the sun is above the horizon in the east meeting each other as equals neither rising nor setting. the sky fills with hawks soaring in spirals neither rising or falling – … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged earth based spirituality, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, equality, faith, fly, hawks, interspirituality, moon set, nature is my religion, poetry, raptors, ride the thermals, Shine your LIght, soar, spirituality, sumi-e, sunrise, the moon in the daylight
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nite lights
vampire fangs shine in the dark yellow orbs seem to glow at the edge of the covers an eternity of love calls the alarm that it is dawn – and some breakfast is in order!
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged art, black cats, breakfast, cat, cats, humor, ink brush painting, magic, night frights, poetry, sumi-e, vampires, waking up
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dashing
i stand in meditative prayer and whosh from out of no where comes Joy!
Posted in Blessings
Tagged animals, dog running, dogs, gratitude, interspecies spirituality, joy, meditation, poetry, poodle, Poodle running, prayer, running, standard poodles, sumi-e
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under water
the sunlight reflects on the water sparkling shimmer shine We so often look at water and only see the glitter or the storm on the surface. We panic with phrases like ‘under water’ and long for metaphoric air and space…. … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged eco-mysticism, economy, estuaries, fear of money, financial troubles, mysticism, nature, nature is my religion, poetry, sacred earth, shallows, spirituality, water
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Hope
there is a splotchy cat! tortoise shell? turtles don’t purr – and she has fur! the bright eyes of the child looked up – as the cat entwined herself into the unexpecting arms and for the first time, in … Continue reading
hand knit longing
there in the sofa, cuddled in the hand knit afghan is the giant poodle. in his natural habitat. waiting. I see him there – and for a moment remember the hours and the love i knit into the red wool … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, bereavement, dog, grieving, interspecies spirituality, knitting, longing, loss, love, poetry, poodle looking out window, SBNR, spirituality, standard poodles, sumi-e
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flock it.
the rain stopped and suddenly the sky filled with a flock of small birds. into the tree above me they flew- and the rain began anew. we all need a new perspective sometimes – even if it doesn’t change the … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged change, eco-chaplaincy, flock, nature, perspective, poetry, rainy days, SBNR, sparrows, spirituality, starlings, swallows
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House keeping
beside my home, on a plot of no man’s land, there is a dead tree that has been tall and empty, save for the occasional woodpecker stopping by for supper. but today in the rain new tenants moved in! they … Continue reading
