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Tag Archives: poetry
Bad days
Some days are messy you just gotta walk on thru them Somedays Are a mess You track every thing with you for while. That’s ok…. There are mops… And buckets And Kleenex.
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Tagged art, bad days, cancer, Elizabeth Teal., faith, grief, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, meditation, poem, poetry, recovery, solace, spirituality, suicide, sumi-e
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How to manage
Cats in pain or pleasure, purr. Perhaps, we can learn to do the same.
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Tagged anxiety, cats, coping mechanism, daily practice, Elizabeth Teal., Liz Teal, Ministry of Animals, pain, pleasure, poem, poetry, purr, purring, purrs, spirituality, sumi-e
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Dawn
The dawn crested over the marsh I drove to the airport And watched Love take flight.
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Tagged art, cranes, dawn, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, Marsh, morning, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, swamp
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Bloom
The bed of Earth awoke Blanket flowers bloomed Diana in pink danced And the lions are dandy. all who passed Had a Spring in their step.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, black cat, blessings, bloom, brush painting, cats, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, feral cats, ink, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, spirituality, Spring, sumi-e, tao, walking meditation, water color
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Conversations
The goose sat on the grass While another stood beside Her. Honk. HONK. . We never really know if we being heard Unless we are in a dialogue You honk and me, I honk back… And soon we can fly … Continue reading
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Tagged conflict resolution, conversation, discord, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., geese, goose, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, meditation, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, unity
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Stay
He sat his dog. (What an odd turn of phrase…) He then said STAY In a firm voice (Why so harsh?) And walked away 10 feet. And then he stayed. And the dog stayed. They watched each other. We dance … Continue reading
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Tagged dog training, Elizabeth Teal., Liz Teal, love, meditation, nature, Poems, poetry, spirituality, stay, stays, sumi-e
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Distractions
How can anyone pay attention to anything but You When the wings of angels beat over my head?
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Tagged art, dog training, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., flight, geese, goose, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, migration, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, water color
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Flowers or Weeds
The littlest dog stops to smell….
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Tagged art, chihuahua mix, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., flowers, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, mindfulness, nature, papillion mix, pause, poetry, small dogs, spirituality, stop and smell, sumi-e, weeds
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Sreetch
Keekeee keeeeeee Screeches careen Across a sky of dappled blue…. My heart reaches for You.
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