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    Listening For God
    Listening For God
    Listening For God
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    Listening For God

    By Patrick J. Leach

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    Silent Truth
    I
    The truth is a little green turtle
    making her way through the sand where she was born
    by breaking her way out of the egg that protected her
    running as fast as a turtle can run to the sea,
    barely aware from the start there are dangerous predators
    all around, searching for food in a huge world out there
    alone, separated from mother, father, next of kin
    And at last, she swims into the pounding surf, it comes
    so naturally. Her eyes adapt, the water invigorates every
    cell in her body. And now, odds ten thousand to one against
    her surviving long, she makes her way out into the open ocean.
    At last, life as life is meant to be.

    My Best Prayer
    Thank
    You
    God

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPatrick J. Leach
    Release dateMar 16, 2016
    ISBN9781311942913
    Listening For God
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    Patrick J. Leach

    Patrick J. Leach lives in Portland, Oregon. An artist and a writer, Leach has written professionally for companies and universities. He is co-author with Frances Price Cook of a biography, The life and Art of C.S. Price.In 1995 he abandoned the corporate life, focusing on painting and poetry while earning money caring for neighborhood yards and homes.Leach has published over 16 books of poetry and art, available in print and eBook formats. Watch for more of his books combining his unique blend of poetry and art.Leach studied creative writing (poetry) at Cornell University (B.S. General Studies, 1972), and holds two Masters degrees from Washington State University (Sociology, Education). "I've always considered myself a writer. I've taken many paths, tried a variety of occupations, always returning to writing and art."

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      Listening For God - Patrick J. Leach

      The Sea Turtle’s Magnificent Journey, 2009, 8 x 10, acrylic on canvas

      Silent Truth

      The truth is a little green turtle

      breaking her way out of the egg protecting her

      making her way through the sand where she was born

      running as fast as a turtle can run to the sea,

      barely aware from the start there are dangerous predators

      all around, searching for food in a huge world out there,

      alone, separated from mother, father, next of kin.

      At last, she swims into the breaking waves, it comes

      so naturally. Her eyes adapt, the water invigorates every

      cell in her body. And now, odds ten thousand to one against

      her surviving long, she makes her way out into the open ocean.

      At last, life as life is meant to be.

      A Man, 2011, 10 x 20, acrylic & oil on canvas

      Still Points

      Ripples spreading outward

      still points

      thoughts turned inward

      gently

      under sacred Bodhi trees

      open eyes above

      observing

      me

      slowly

      entering

      myself

      from distant

      points I cannot

      yet see

      Amanda’s Dream, 2012, 8 x 10, acrylic on canvas

      In My Dream

      In my dream I was awake,

      Down by the water’s edge.

      And I could hear the river’s prayers,

      asking for life when it reached its

      destination.

      I saw the sunflowers following the sun,

      their heads bent down, heavy with seeds

      And I could hear their prayers

      asking to give everything inside to life.

      And I sat on a large, curved rock, warm and

      cozy in the bright sunlight

      And I prayed, this time asking that I could

      feel a closer part of all the other life.

      And I knew they were listening...

      Eternal Zen, 2012, 16 x 20, acrylic on canvas

      Dew

      on deep green grass.

      A man walks alone,

      whistling softly.

      Gentle air, warm,

      fragrant.

      Smiling above the

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