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Smoke and mirrors
A Silver sprite, Feet so light… Jumped into my heart tonight… Singing a siren song. I am trying to listen…..
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, dog, dogs, faith, hope, ink brush painting, love, nature, poetry, poodles, separation anxiety, shamanism, spirituality, sumi-e
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Ask
Seek and ye shall find, Even if you are hiding….you too shall be found.
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Tagged art, ask, blessings, cat, cat hunting, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, feral cat, found, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, lost, nature, painting, poetry, seeker, seeking, spirituality, sumi-e
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Wrought Iron
Two crows alight on a street lamp So still, even with wings spread, If it wasn’t for their laughter, i might think they were cast iron. . Sometimes the signs to forge ahead so obvious, How can we miss them.
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Tagged cast iron, crows, lamppost, laughter, nature, perseverance, poem, poetry, street lights, sumi-e, water color
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Under
Hurt, angry and triggered, I step outside to the smell of ripening lemons. I seek the source and in the shadows under a leaf I find a companion … One hiding from the rain, The other of us, hiding in … Continue reading
Three
As I sat drinking my coffee, Before my eyes pass a four footed trinity.
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Tagged art, blessings, cafe, coffee shops, Great Dane, hound mix, ink brush painting, labrador, love, painting, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, three dogs, trinity, walking dogs
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Revelry
Bugle your truth, And wake me up! With such deep love in your eyes, How can I refuse You anything! ( well, not my chocolate bar, I can refuse you that, not out of selfishness, but out of love)
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Tagged art, beagle, beagles, begging, chocolate, dog training, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, love, meditation, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Pulling through
Nose to the ground, Leaning in, Pulling through…. We got this, Cumm ON , We got THIS.
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Tagged coaching, dog pulling, hope, leash, perseverance, persistence, poem, poetry, positive, power, pulling, strength, sumi-e
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Detente
They meet on the street… ( ok so it was a hallway) And as they passed, For just. A moment. They reached out to each other… And do not hiss. Sometimes peace is only a passing moment… Cherish the path … Continue reading
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Tagged brush painting, cats, detente, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., indoor cats, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, multi-cat home, multiple cat household, nature, path, peace, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Gray
Against a sky of gray, Little birds still set about their day.
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Tagged birds, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, fog, gray, grief, nature, poetry, rainy day, sadness, spirituality, sumi-e
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Scared
Thunder shook the heavens, Big boomings boomed, And streaks of lightening burst through the night. And then the rain began to fall. Under the desk, a small bundle of fur climbs on the top of my feet… I looked down … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, brush painting, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, meditation, poetry, rainstorm, scared dog, spirituality, sumi-e, thunderstorm, toy dog
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