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Poems From The Porch Stepping onto the porch feels like I’ve entered an avian party in progress. Everyone is chatting brightly, with the...
Rev. Ani
Sep 30, 20241 min read
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...
Rev. Ani
Sep 2, 20242 min read
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...
Rev. Ani
Jun 18, 20242 min read
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...
Rev. Ani
Jun 17, 20243 min read
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...
Rev. Ani
Feb 20, 20242 min read
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,...
Rev. Ani
Feb 10, 20242 min read
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...
Rev. Ani
Feb 9, 20242 min read
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...
Rev. Ani
Oct 2, 20232 min read
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...
Rev. Ani
Oct 1, 20232 min read
Goodheartedness
Poems From The Porch Sun warming green on the mountains and fecund valley below Happy campers walking by offering cheerful morning...
Rev. Ani
Sep 12, 20231 min read
Expanding Outward
Poems From The Porch A very important person — do they know it? — cut up fresh pineapple and honeydew melon and placed the lusciousness...
Rev. Ani
Jul 25, 20232 min read
Feeding The Ducks
Poems From The Porch Great blue heron standing solo on the bank Mosquito hawks hovering overhead in community Cloud puffs slowly and...
Rev. Ani
Jun 13, 20232 min read
Harvesting Beauty
Poems From The Porch Great blue heron landing on the shore Five noisy ducks congregating beside me Nimble mosquito hawks hunting over...
Rev. Ani
Jun 7, 20232 min read
The Gift of You and Me
Poems From The Porch Mirror trees practicing handstands Gnarly oak, skyscraper pines Morning coolness Still water offering peace Dove...
Rev. Ani
Jun 1, 20231 min read
Consolation
Poems From The Porch This is a magical place where the meadowlark, cardinal, wren, and mockingbird sing in harmony, with the bluejay...
Rev. Ani
May 30, 20232 min read
Finding My Treasure
Poems From The Porch Black squirrel taking my measure Red-winged black bird gliding across the lake Blue-black crow landing on a branch...
Rev. Ani
May 22, 20231 min read
An Ordinary Day
Poems From The Porch Rooster, chimes, and glistening dew A soft breeze awakening my senses Sunlight on purple wildflowers Yolk-yellow...
Rev. Ani
May 15, 20232 min read
What I Am Doing Right Now
Poems From The Porch What I am doing right now is sitting on the porch listening to the dove, the rooster, and the chimes, feeling the...
Rev. Ani
May 12, 20232 min read
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