Tag Archives: senses

direct apprehension

4.7.2017 hearing God’s voice directly.   asking and waiting for a word.   a sense attribute more lost than found   for secular us. ————

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the dog and I – November 16

11.16.2016 the dog and I take different walks together   one staring downward in thought, other times head up noticing a leaf blowing, birch tree across the pond, light in the bottom half of a third window to the left, … Continue reading

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winding road north – January 7

1.7.2016 winding road north along gitchi-gami through trails and tales of years gone by   salted fish, potato cooked simple salt, pepper a touch, and water from the lake   unfiltered like the sound off the shoreline, winds strong over … Continue reading

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miss kitty snaps – November 29

11.30.2015 miss kitty snaps a paw mid purr stretched across the end of the bed for the rub and petting appropriate to her graciousness.   woe unto those who misunderstand. ——————-

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when the chirrups stop – April 27

4.27.2015 things suddenly go quiet sharp crisp quiet at the sludge pond   when the chirrups stop, the spring frogs freeze.   something is there.   fox, coyote, predator perhaps a human has stepped too close   all bird trills, … Continue reading

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the sound of an owl – March 14

3.13.2015 breezes, sunshine, the sound of an owl in the night   breathing easier with softness and napping   the season changes and so do we   gratefully. —————–

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tasting heaven – February 16

2.16.2014 kitchen smells, toasting oats, oils, sugars, sweet nuts   grandmother kitchen aromas, cookies and kuchen   a small child licking fingers of buttered sugar   small doses that tell you heaven is real. you can taste it. —————————

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single white female – November 19

11.19 wolf dog female, older white blond, loves Tobey. like an ad in the classifieds.   she lies in her yard, then rises, neck stretched low as if for attack, until he arrives.   and he whimpers and runs to … Continue reading

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