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Poems From The Porch
photo by Austin Chan on Unsplash.com My Needs, Your Needs, Our Needs When I get up in the morning, I think about what I want to do, and...
Rev. Ani
Oct 20, 20201 min read
Poems From The Porch
photo by Noah Buscher on Unsplash.com My Neighbor, Myself Morning sounds envelop me: rooster crowing unseen birds chirping crows cawing...
Rev. Ani
Oct 19, 20201 min read
Poems From The Porch
photo by Taisiia Shestopal on Unsplash.com Love Notes I adjusted the blinds to see the sunrise from my cozy bed this morning. The light...
Rev. Ani
Oct 18, 20201 min read
Poems From The Porch
photo by Richard Burlton on Unsplash.com Membership in the Human Huddle The day is grey and cold, but the lake is no less beautiful than...
Rev. Ani
Oct 17, 20201 min read
Poems From The Porch
In Love We Have Our Being The buzzards are congregating along the shoreline this morning, and the waves are choppy. Steadily moving...
Rev. Ani
Oct 16, 20201 min read
Poems From The Porch
Morning at Lake Conroe Two ducks skim in for a landing while two more, feather booties up, are fishing. Across the sky, other wings flap...
Rev. Ani
Oct 14, 20202 min read
Poems From The Porch
photo by Toa Heftiba on Upslash.com The Path to Freedom The campfire illuminates the darkness around it just as the Beam of Love dispels...
Rev. Ani
Oct 13, 20201 min read
Poems From The Porch
photo by Vincent van Zalinge on Upslash.com I Want To Notice I want to notice . . . when someone is feeling low so that I may comfort...
Rev. Ani
Oct 9, 20201 min read
Poems From The Porch
photo by Shashank Sahay on Unsplash.com The Last Thing To Go The porch is all but bare this morning, its spaciousness an eerie...
Rev. Ani
Oct 8, 20201 min read
Poems From The Porch
photo by Tim Foster on Unsplash.com Morning at the Camp Sunlight dappled trees Iridescent green leaves Squirrel sister traversing her...
Rev. Ani
Oct 7, 20201 min read
Poems From The Porch
Nostalgia Evoking Gratitude I love the sound of roosters crowing on a brisk, Autumn morning. It’s a cozy, wrapped up in a blanket with a...
Rev. Ani
Oct 6, 20201 min read
Poems From The Porch
Blessings All Your Own I offer thanks . . . for the music of the chimes. for the cawing of the crows. for the rustling of the wind in the...
Rev. Ani
Oct 4, 20201 min read
Poems From The Porch
Love Smooches The spiders were crafting spectacular orbs to decorate the ground cover last night. They must be resting now because nary a...
Rev. Ani
Oct 2, 20202 min read
Poems From The Porch
Angels Bearing Gifts The clouds were lonesome for the earth this morning so they dropped in for a visit. Their thick, white dampness has...
Rev. Ani
Oct 2, 20201 min read
Poems From The Porch
Including Myself The last day of September is . . . the only day there is for me to let go of the need to control things and the need to...
Rev. Ani
Oct 1, 20201 min read
Poems From The Porch
Relaxing into Humility When the hummingbird finally rests, the air becomes still in the absence of the buzz. The void of words offers the...
Rev. Ani
Sep 30, 20201 min read
Poems From The Porch
The Benevolent Sky The air is abuzz with the hummingbird brigade, seven nimble youngsters playing tag. The cats beneath them are...
Rev. Ani
Sep 29, 20201 min read
Poems From The Porch
Sweetnesses Freely Distributed The clouds are parading high this morning, their wisps like waves to the crowd below. The wind is roaring...
Rev. Ani
Sep 27, 20201 min read
Poems From The Porch
From There to Here It is chilly enough to wear a sweatshirt this morning. I’m wearing the one with a big daisy on it, a present that I...
Rev. Ani
Sep 26, 20202 min read
Poems From The Porch
Pleasant Sojourners Only A woodpecker is hopping up the side of the pine, his red head, the landmark most easily observed. The blue...
Rev. Ani
Sep 25, 20201 min read
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