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Tag Archives: poetry
wasp & bee
lining the metal shelves of the studio amid the pinecones and glaze pots, the clay bins and pot stilts are kiln posts – (hollow fire brick to rest the shelves on in the kiln-) all heights so as not to … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged bees, home, honey bees, ink brush painting, insects, nature, poetry, radical hospitality, seasonal workers, shelter, spirituality, sumi-e, wasps
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Weather Cycles
Yesterday was all tornadoes and water spouts, inside and out – and then came the chill. This morning when i went to the kiln room, there in the rafters were the wise ones – safely tucked, warm and dry singing … Continue reading
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, Winged wisdoms
Tagged birds, brush painting, ceramics, faith, finches, hang in there, mysticism, poetry, pottery, sparrows, spirituality, sumi-e
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Fired up!
i am trying to load a kiln – and wait – who are you? You are not mythic creatures of fire! nor are you real creatures with mythic origins – neither dragons nor salamanders nor you, little lizard friends can … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged anoles, ceramics, dragons, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, feet of clay, infernos, lizards, loading a kiln, nature, poetry, pottery, salamanders, spirituality, sumi-e, trial by fire
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A bird in a tree….
the bird in the tree is singing to the dog. I do not know the lyrics, but it does not seem to be a lullaby….. yet he goes to sleep anyway. No matter the tune being sung, it is as … Continue reading
Posted in Dao Dogs
Tagged animals, art, bird songs, dog, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, interspecies spirituality, nature, poetry, poodle, spirituality, standard poodle, sumi-e
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Hello in there!
How do I get to other side of the window? YOU are on the other side?
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged animals, art, cat, cats, cats in windows, duality, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, interspecies spirituality, love, poetry, sumi-e
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Please
she looked up at me. and i looked up at her, even thought my gaze was lowered. what a wonderful being is a guinea pig! How perfect and compact. How happy filled her chirps are – how amazing her tiny … Continue reading
Red & Blue
the bluejay and the cardinal yell at each other across the path. the path however still remains.
Posted in The Now
Tagged birds on trees, blue jay, cardinal, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, environment, interfaith, love, nature, poetry, sacred activism, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, The Path, the way, zen
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boundaries
down the street there is a cat who sits outside her fence. Both sides are mine, she says – but on one side is a small chihuahua, two toddlers and two tall humans. Fences are not the same as boundaries…. … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, black cat, boundaries, chihuahua, families, family pets, fences, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, poetry, relationships, spirituality, sumi-e
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Divas
The Calico Diva lounges on the red tablecloth under the yellow and orange flowers in the center of the universe. She knows that all the chaos and the fury will pass. somedays i wish i had Her confidence. she licks … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged calico cats, cats, confidence, divas, feminism, feminist theology, goddess, goddesses, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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