Tag Archives: animals

racoons – September 5

Posted on September 6, 2013 by landl30

9.5 the racoon shakes the bird feeder until it falls to the ground the homeowner rails and grumbles and takes it down the birds miss their seed all gone and done and God watches as we humans … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged animals, ecology, Environment, heedlessness, humans, nature | Leave a comment

puppy love – April 26

Posted on April 26, 2013 by landl30

4.26 puppy shows up to be fed with a friend. hungry strays telling each other where to find a meal. maybe Jesus-dog taught her from that place where canines know things they only hint to us in wags. … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged animal knowledge, animals, Christianity, dogs, friends, God, gospel, hunger, Jesus, Jesus-dog, love, Religion and Spirituality, sharing, strays | Leave a comment

bad dog – April 9

Posted on April 9, 2013 by landl30

4.9 Bad dog. The baleful head, already lowering, turns a sideways eye up to my accusation, and then ever so softly and gently, lets the missing half of my salmon ‘n cheese sandwich drop to the floor. It must … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged animals, belonging, Christianity, community, dog, family, forgiveness, grace, home, humility, isolation, longing, sin, sinning | Leave a comment

walking the other way – April 8

Posted on April 8, 2013 by landl30

4.8 Walking the other way on a traditional trail today, the dog seemed confused. Kept stopping, sniffing, looking, turning back. It is a pond loop, but he is used to the other way round, as if his sense memories had … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged animals, Celtic, dog, journey, Opposing Views, Religion and Spirituality, spirituality, unwinding, Walk, water., wells | Leave a comment

grace is needed – March 30

Posted on March 30, 2013 by landl30

3.30 The mother raccoon bites the head of her cub with no eyes. The demand of evolution, to kill the weakest, strange, deformed, so that the fittest survive. The different child at school picked upon almost — we hope … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged animals, Biology, Charles Darwin, Christianity, Darwinism, Evolution, faith, grace, Natural selection, Neo-Darwinism, Origin of Species, Psychology, Religion and Spirituality, Speciation | Leave a comment

longing from afar – March 28

Posted on March 28, 2013 by landl30

3.28 The dog whimpers when he sees another dog. He so wants to connect to sniff, nose to nose, to raise a leg and leave his scent in the magic tradition of his kind. I just long from afar. … Continue reading →

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