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Tag Archives: poetry
chew shoe?
You bought her shoes at the Goodwill? Dogs don’t wear shoes. You bought her shoes to chew and she still chose to chew your shoe? Dogs don’t need shoes to chew – she should chew chews not chew shoes! But … Continue reading
Posted in Quandaries, zen dog
Tagged animals, art, chew, chewing, dog, dog training, dogs, eco-spirituality, faith, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspirituality, poetry, puppies, puppy chewing, shoes, spirituality, sumi-e
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Tree cleaning
The tree of life is messy. Luckily, there are masked super heroes to clean up. (Thank everyone! you never know whose a hero, maybe it’s You!)
Posted in Blessings, The Now
Tagged art, cleaning, eco-spirituality, gratitude, hero, heros, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, nature, poetry, racoon, spirituality, sumi-e, super heroes, tree of life, wisdom
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trees & frogs
The tree of life is a flutter yet again today. Cedar waxwings eat golden orbs, Red bellied Woodpeckers with red heads and white bellies jump into the fray and chase all but one cedar waxwing away. Hiding in the green … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Poems, The Now
Tagged art, cedar waxwing, eco-spirituality, frog, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspirituality, loquat tree, nature, poetry, red bellied woodpecker, salvation, spirituality, sumi-e, tree frogs, tree of life, woodpeckers
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Cloud cover
The creatures in the sea are not hiding, just hidden from me. There are days when I am grateful for cloud cover, for the sky and my eye can cry together. I am grateful that even tho I am blind … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, clouds, grief, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspirituality, nature, ocean, poetry, sea, sea creatures, spirituality, sumi-e
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Rouge
two cardinals of brilliant red in a bottle brush tree of crimson fringe sing me awake How can you sleep with such a riot of Love!
Posted in Poems, The Now
Tagged art, birds, blessings, bottlebrush tree, cardinals, eco-spirituality, enlightenment, grace, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspirituality, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Falcon
swift messenger of visionary power, You remind me of my father, but you teach me of the sun.
Posted in Blessings, The Now
Tagged birds, blessings, faith, falcon, father, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspirituality, love, memory, nature, nfl, poetry, religion, spirituality
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off the wall
off the wall i look out the window and long for You.
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged black cat, brush painting, interfaith, interspirituality, love, poetry, seeking, spirituality, windows
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Crow knows
Why are you yelling at me? What do you know, crow? I listen and am amazed. Who would believe a caw so raw? Dazzled I retreat into the rain, filled with sun. Knowing there is glory in everyone.
Posted in Poems, The Now
Tagged bird, crow, fly, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, love, nature, poetry, rain, spirituality, sun, tao, theology, zen
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Distance
I thought you were far away and then I realized it was me.
Posted in Blessings, Quandaries, The Now
Tagged bird, birds, blessings, cranes, egrets, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, nature, perspective, poetry, spirituality, tao, theology, zen
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Mirrors and windows
I see you Sitting on the fence, outside my window- I am here, do you see me? I do not know. I see my window, Which side is out?
Posted in Tao Cats, The Now
Tagged animals, black cat, cat, faith, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, poetry, spirituality, tao, tao cats, theology, windows, zen
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