Rev. Ani
The Underwhelming Choice
Poems From The Porch Did you not know that you would have to suffer these things in order to enter into your glory? Did you imagine that...
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Rev. Ani
- Nov 2, 2021
- 2 min
In the Breaking of the Bread
Poems From The Porch In the morning sunlight on the elderly oak, in the crispness of the autumn cool, in the affection of a purring...
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Rev. Ani
- Oct 31, 2021
- 2 min
Fearless
Poems From The Porch photo by Benjamin Davies on Unsplash.com The master reassured his disciples saying, “I go before you to prepare a...
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Rev. Ani
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Indestructible
Poems From The Porch photo by Dewang Gupta on Unsplash.com The master faced his worst nightmare willingly, initial resistance released....
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Rev. Ani
- Oct 27, 2021
- 2 min
Priceless
Poems From The Porch What grand gesture would you have me do to show my love? Sweeping you off your feet for an extravagant night's...
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Rev. Ani
- Oct 26, 2021
- 2 min
Calming the Storm
Poems From The Porch photo by Harli Marten on Unsplash.com The disciple was afraid and expected the master to feel the same way. His...
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Rev. Ani
- Oct 25, 2021
- 2 min
Raging Against The Storm
Poems From The Porch Photo by Torsten Dederichs on Unsplash.com The master sat reclining comfortably on a cushion while the storm raged...
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Rev. Ani
- Oct 24, 2021
- 2 min
Pour Out Your Honey
Poems From The Porch photo by Sophie Nengel on Unsplash.com I come not with an empty spoon to greet the day, but with the vastness of an...
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Rev. Ani
- Oct 12, 2021
- 1 min
Who Told You That You Should Be Ashamed?
Poems From The Porch http://www.danamanly.com/gallery-ii Let me see again. If you choose, you can make me clean. I do choose. Be made...
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Rev. Ani
- Oct 7, 2021
- 2 min
The Gifts of the Day
Poems From The Porch I have come out to the porch to receive the gifts of the day, and they are many. There she is, a confederate rose...
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Rev. Ani
- Sep 17, 2021
- 1 min
Don't Be That Squirrel
Poems From The Porch There was a squirrel fussing mightily this morning, so I went to see what all the noise was about, and he went...
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Rev. Ani
- Sep 16, 2021
- 2 min
The Only Appropriate Response
Poems From The Porch “The universe unfolds in an optimal way, and part of that unfoldment happens through you and your actions.” (A.H....
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Rev. Ani
- Sep 15, 2021
- 2 min
It’s All Meant To Be Play
Poems From The Porch The capitalist context of productivity and worth-through-doing is so insidious that we don’t easily recognize the...
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Rev. Ani
- Sep 11, 2021
- 2 min
Becoming
Poems From The Porch The sun is a crisp, coral ball in the morning sky, boldly proclaiming his presence in neon glory. There is a hint of...
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Rev. Ani
- Sep 10, 2021
- 1 min
You Fill In The Blank
Poems From The Porch Tribulation reveals where strongholds lie. For this I am humbly grateful. Through this, I am also free. The...
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Rev. Ani
- Sep 9, 2021
- 2 min
Morning Offering
Poems From The Porch A still morning, gardenias beginning to bloom, rocking on the porch, I am conversing with the crêpe myrtles and the...
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Rev. Ani
- Sep 8, 2021
- 2 min
Where Your Power Lies
Poems From The Porch http://www.danamanly.com/ Those external circumstances over which you have no agency, you are yet empowered to...
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Rev. Ani
- Sep 7, 2021
- 1 min
Smiling to the Day
Poems From The Porch http://www.danamanly.com/ Today I unwrapped the gift of bright yellow flower smiles, brazen fire-red canna lilies,...
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Rev. Ani
- Sep 6, 2021
- 2 min
The Shimmering Present
Poems From The Porch The lake is full of turtles. I know this because I see their heads peeking out like thumbs, then disappearing. Four...
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Rev. Ani
- Sep 5, 2021
- 1 min
The Freedom of Clear Seeing
Poems From The Porch Ducks skimming in for a landing, a turtle peeking up from beneath the surface of the water to greet the day, and a...
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