Pattern #60 Humble Donkey

Carved by Emily

Carved by Emily

Humble donkey carved;
sweet as pumpkin pie- spicy
smiley guy to ride!

Pattern #59 Mobile App

Did you say: "Bite down??"

Did you say: “Bite down??”

“Yipes! We’re lost again!
Wild animals, wooly paths,
Guidance needed NOW!”

Pattern #58 Wax Rhapsodic

Fuchsia Rhapsody

Fuchsia Rhapsody

euphoric rapture!
ecstatic jubilant bliss!
exhilaration!

Pattern #57 Non-verbal Connections

I sing because I'm happy

I sing because I’m happy

I sigh, I exhale,
I sing because I’m happy
My breath speaks volumes.

Pattern #56 Warriors

neutral colors align

neutral colors align

warriors align – stack-
wait-watch sun up-sun down:point-
march onward serving.

Pattern #55 Majesty’s Needs

Square-top Mountain Wyoming

Square-top Mountain Wyoming

haze, mountain, sky, lake
majestic equal brothers;
sharing grandeur’s needs.

Pattern #54: Red Leaves

Red Leaves Run

Red Leaves Run

red leaves run- rush in-
raid your eyes:cinnamon swirls
conjure heat and spice!

Pattern #52 Sticky Thistles

Butterfly vs Thistles

Butterfly vs Thistles

Sticky thistles prick
my wing tips-wet my whistle-
spark my tethered-missile!

Pattern # 51: Vista

John DeLoca in Brazil

John DeLoca in Brazil

Sure-footed, knees fast,
eyes down-cast: focused far-wide
see space, sight divine.

Pattern #51 Back to Our Roots

Four and one half feet between

Four and one half feet
between

Did you know “radical” can sometimes mean “return to your roots”?
For example, the distance between railroad tracks comes from horse driven carriages, Roman chariots and the distance between the horse’s behinds up front pulling the chariot!

So too, visits to Church do not provide entertainment pandering to instant gratification. As Jamison Teale reminded us this AM at Christ Church, a deep relationship with God involves the knocks, dents, and a patina of wear found in the repetition of a daily prayerful life. We’re bumping along, following the horse’s asses as they dutifully lead us clear of myths, grandiosity, and illusions of grandeur.

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