haiku pause
grows into silence . . .
sunrise
homing pigeons . . .
repeatedly circling
my new idea
a flame flickers
and yet the light spreads wide
advent candles
the spirit overshadows
to make god one of us
--with permission
jack-in-the-pulpit
preacher husband finally
finds rest
blue shivers
dark days darken
with memories
standing still . . .
the forest around me
as far as I see
silence broken
another haiku about
sparrow songs
winter teasel
ghosts gather for
watching
templates . . .
memories set in
motion
a red candle
flickers in the dark . . .
thoughts for peace
meatballs cooking through . . .
slicing some mushrooms
for the spaghetti sauce
flow charts--
the line of authority
lands in a circle
baby girl . . .
finally a granddaughter
among grandsons
a pencil--
planning the future with
an eraser in hand
hearing the wind
through blue walls
sparrows gather
sparrows together
the family circle
finally grew
a chatter
throughout the woods
new friends
juncos
blue jays cardinals--
on the path forward
hanging the angels . . .
an artificial tree
up for the season
beef and beans
for mealtime nachos
seeing our daughter
snowflakes
the slow drift
of change
stepping forward
into what will be . . .
waterlily
white flash--
a grey junco flits
through the woods
shepherd's pie
served out of the cold--
ark aid mission
roots . . .
reaching deep
beyond myself
whatever--
learning to be
myself
prunes . . .
eliminating the stresses
for today
morning text
suddenly a friend
meets for a walk
nuthatch
walking down the tree
what is my magic
thawing
the banana baked oatmeal
saturday morning cartoons
basmati rice . . .
an indian buffet
reopens
kicking leaves
the scent of decay
rises
preparing
my book for display
waterlily
many words
cut deep . . .
and still we rise
many words
trade perspectives . . .
chicken noodle soup
wheels on the car
go round and round--
tea with Rebekah
waiting
for tea to cool . . .
haiku moment
sisters together . . .
a day away with
the Group of Seven
windshield wipers
flip repeatedly--
seeing our way home
words
that dismiss--
shadows
stained glass
the stories of faith
imprinted
road trip
in the pouring rain . . .
together
doodles
keeping my thoughts
focused
sharing
a future together . . .
one step at a time
side B
every record needs
a second song
I have reached my retirement years--but I'm ready for a second act.
trying to sleep
after the business meeting . . .
chamomile tea
mourning cloak
gold bands flitter
through the woods
sparrows
and goslings
--city life
posting
poets on twitter
--the sparrow sings
theory
or reality
learning to eat rice
rejected
again--but still
writing joy
hesitant . . .
the step into
an unknown
long hair
cut off everyone--
copy one two three
plane tickets
a heart drawn to
Hilda's country
cool morning
and a brisk walk . . .
cricket song
a twirl
together . . .
their new song
dee-dee-dee
a chickadee
just out of sight
corn soup
with fried bread . . .
a good way
a fan spreads out . . .
turkeys in the early
sunlight
key lime pie ice cream--
a hot summer day
even by the lake
murmuring--
a dance erupts
skyward
questions tumble out--
the long walk to Emmaus
with Jesus
free to walk--
local turkeys
cross the back roads
waiting
for intersections
a new at home
weekly mail--
the ghoulish postcard
for a Harry Potter fan
summer rain--
the rumbles of
a cold front
morning tea
to the song of sparrows . . .
saturday pause
mosquitos
suddenly in the woods--
summer rains
free range
children . . .
a worship style
jack-in-the-pulpit . . .
and still the preacher
sings
night panics--
calmed in the dark hours
reading murder
mourning doves
on the neighbour's roof--
evening shadows
counting steps . . .
i'd rather count
falling leaves
harsh squawk--
the blue jay heard
on echo
cup of soup
our first church meal
together
63 . . .
few words
left to share
63 . . .
deep stretch
in my knees
63 . . .
summer heat
late in August
sunrise . . .
a faint glow
seeps into life
shaping words
to fit a pattern--
folk song
cricket . . .
a song in this morning's
darkness
heron
in the river . . .
lifts off
big picture--
then the long walk
toward home
spring weather
living on the streets
with a blue tarp
a sparrow
lands by the church door
concrete search
skills
beyond the pandemic--
homemade pizza
a moment
sitting outside worship
a duck waddles by
trilliums
watching the woods
grow green
milkweed
a restricted flower
for monarchs
millpond
a great blue heron
in the shallows
cracker and grape
covid-19 can't stop
the Lord's supper
prayer meeting
the phone draws people
together
end table
cleared for remembrance
the creche
fallen leaves
glimmer as they slow
the brook
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plaid shirts
family together
for a photograph
knitting a sock
remembering
mom
toonies
a clink in the pocket
for ice cream
a song
this morning . . .
before tea
january
three degrees celsius
and still it snows
walking
through the city core
umbrella furled
sparrow song
morning silence
deepens
yellow
manitoba maple leaves
the first to fall
a decorative edge
the bullet journal's
path deeper
a smile . . .
grows wider when
eyes meet
autumn
begins with rain
shared umbrella
dance steps
a rhythm grows
from within
dismantle
the separations
eating rice
discarded masks
civilization reaches
the country
fountain pen
the words flow
for others
one, two . . . thirty-three
toads in the woods emerge
in the dusk
