A Simple Day
Poems From The Porch Two plump squirrels chasing each other up the water oak A pair of hummingbirds vying for breakfast Mockingbirds...
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Rev. Ani
- Jun 18
- 2 min
A Day of Promise
Poems From The Porch Photo by Sergiu Nista on Unsplash Good morning, tiniest of frogs! What has Spirit invited you to savor today? What...
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Rev. Ani
- Jun 17
- 3 min
I Sit Still
Poems From The Porch I sit still and the whole world comes to me. I am serenaded by a symphony of sound: the soothing, steady flow of the...
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Rev. Ani
- Mar 5
- 2 min
The Artist
Poems From The Porch Photo by Cosmic Timetraveler on Unsplash The artist sees the beauty and caresses it with her pen, lovingly offering...
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Rev. Ani
- Mar 4
- 2 min
Alonester on a Louisiana Morning
Poems From The Porch Iris and ginger lily fronds swaying in response to the caress of the breeze Morning air alive with the sound of blue...
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Rev. Ani
- Feb 20
- 2 min
The Evidence of my Senses
Poems From The Porch The air is full of sound today– – bluejay, meadowlark, and mockingbird. Upright and supple, the young magnolia tree...
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Rev. Ani
- Feb 11
- 1 min
The Poet
~for Darrell Poems From The Porch The poet sees deeper than the skin of things underneath the flesh of landscape peering into the flow of...
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Rev. Ani
- Feb 10
- 2 min
Learning to Live Alone
Poems From The Porch I've been here before many, many times – – a gray Louisiana morning, the whoosh of the wind, birds singing merrily,...
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Rev. Ani
- Feb 9
- 2 min
The Way of Things
Poems From The Porch There is something about bathing in bird song that awakens Spring in the heart, and sunshine strong enough to cast...
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Rev. Ani
- Jan 24
- 1 min
The Aria of Ample
Poems From The Porch Open and quiet A posture of curiosity Aligning with the potential of the present Letting go of the need to know from...
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Rev. Ani
- Jan 22
- 2 min
A Wisdom of Participation
Poems From The Porch Rocking gently caressed by the soft strums of a guitar candle flame swaying with the tune fragrance of cedar and fir...
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Rev. Ani
- Jan 21
- 1 min
The Shift
Poems From The Porch I did not make it happen. This is the significant truth to acknowledge. So, what role did I play? My agency was (and...
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Rev. Ani
- Jan 20
- 2 min
That’s Just How It Is
Poems From The Porch Lucy & Gatito (above) Do we ever open our hands completely? What does it mean to be a participant in change? I kiss...
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Rev. Ani
- Jan 19
- 1 min
The Cost of Being a Butterfly
Poems From The Porch Spinning a cocoon No set amount of time Some never begin Safety denied For most, the start is early Four, 15, 23,...
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Rev. Ani
- Jan 16
- 1 min
Suffering as Birth Canal
Poems From The Porch To be handed over divides a life Constructing a purpose then being done unto Learning what surrender really means...
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Rev. Ani
- Jan 4
- 2 min
An Invitation To Notice
Poems From The Porch The Tulip Inn, Houston, Texas Crisp, blue void expanding above Magnolia tree companion sporting velvet under-leaves...
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Rev. Ani
- Nov 9, 2023
- 2 min
Finding My Agency
Poems From The Porch Yesterday, I received the gift of sadness. It came unbidden, like the cracking of an oyster shell reveals a tender...
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Rev. Ani
- Oct 2, 2023
- 2 min
Embodying My Role
Poems From The Porch Three turtles are swimming in the clear water of Johnson Creek-- Mama Turtle, Papa Turtle, and Baby Turtle. Their...
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Rev. Ani
- Oct 1, 2023
- 2 min
Hugging The Texas Hill Country
Poems From The Porch A sweet waterfall flowing through Johnson Creek offers the sound of ambient serenity. A wide-eyed verio, singing...
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Rev. Ani
- Sep 22, 2023
- 2 min
From One Fecund Source
Poems From The Porch Petite yellow wildflowers, on the verge of blooming, are leaning into the warmth of the sun. Their stems stretch...
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