freedom
to walk away
stray cat
Susan Bonk Plumridge
Sunday, August 15, 2021
Cold Moon Journal: By Susan Bonk Plumridge
Cold Moon Journal: By Susan Bonk Plumridge:
words
upon the paper
but a robin sings
Susan Bonk Plumridge
Cold Moon Journal: By Susan Bonk Plumridge
Cold Moon Journal: By Susan Bonk Plumridge:
haiku writer
the words pared
to fit
Susan Bonk Plumridge
Saturday, June 12, 2021
Saturday, May 22, 2021
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garter snake
but the snakes of home
are poisonous
child's drawing
a house that tells
a different story
quiet song
by the river
spring green
avoiding close
conversations
still six feet apart
hair pulled back
covid-19 hairstyle
just might remain
Cold Moon Journal: By Susan Bonk Plumridge
Cold Moon Journal: By Susan Bonk Plumridge:
drizzle reaches
under the brim of my hat
morning walk
Susan Bonk Plumridge
Friday, May 14, 2021
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sunshine
off the water
trees shimmer
swallows
skimming the river
computer bug
warmth off the log
sitting beside the spring
flowing river
Agatha Christie
mom's book waiting
for another moment
seven days
the pattern of life
repeats
Friday, May 7, 2021
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spruce buds
warming in the
sun
jack-in-the-pulpit
preacher husband still using
the phone to preach
trout lily
finding the sun
even in the woods
drizzle reaches
under the brim of my hat
morning walk
short socks
knitting fills the hours
at home
Monday, May 3, 2021
Failed Haiku #65
Mary's Hope
sitting to
listen to you
preparations paused
prostrate
over my brother's death
Lazarus come forth
kneeling to
anoint your feet
death ahead
standing
as I watch you die
waiting for new life
Friday, April 30, 2021
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red tulip
the sunlight clears
the neighbours trees
licorice
a chickadee lands
to investigate
the bananas
sweeten over time
fruit fly
a walk
through deep darkness
tears release
the freedom
of unplanned competition
bicycle ride
Friday, April 23, 2021
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whisper
the song reaches
through the nave
story
now and
possibilities
morning walk
in and out of
shadows
dandelion
a child's first flower
for mom
minimalist
hand made socks grow
stitch by stitch
Saturday, April 17, 2021
Friday, April 16, 2021
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post card
a weekly hello
sent out
awake
rain on the roof
silences the world
whistle
the rumble of a
slow moving train
sparrow song
the cat's shadow
crosses the lawn
cold draft
a sudden need
for a sweater
Saturday, April 10, 2021
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hot tea
a day begins
with quiet
downy woodpecker
a pair busy cleaning
the tree
cardinals
the woods aflutter
with red
a song
lifts high as I
walk
haiku writer
a journal for daily
moments
Friday, April 2, 2021
Failed Haiku #64
butter chicken
a visit to the buffet . . .
someday
Failed Haiku #64
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push
walking briskly
up hill
book printer
giving the go-ahead
to print
spring growth
the possibilities when
blue meets yellow
scatter the seed
the chickadee refuses
to land on me
tiny
tiny purple
spring violets
Friday, March 26, 2021
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kukai
meeting other
minimalists
book proof
making the ideas
visible
tundra swans
a rest in Aylmer
on the way home
sunflower seeds
in a pocket
chickadee bait
call of the
redwing blackbird--
growing green
Friday, March 19, 2021
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sparrow song
a guard in the bush
protects the nest
blue jays
attacking the tail of the
retreating crow
28 today
the pause year continues
anyway
book proof
a faith steps
deeper
drizzle
draws out the worms
robins ready
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Cold Moon Journal: By Susan Bonk Plumridge
Cold Moon Journal: By Susan Bonk Plumridge:
dry goldenrod
the remains of growth
through the snow
Susan Bonk Plumridge
Cold Moon Journal: By Susan Bonk Plumridge
Cold Moon Journal: By Susan Bonk Plumridge:
storm
unbroken snow levelling
all paths
Susan Bonk Plumridge
Saturday, March 13, 2021
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warm boots
walking miles into
wild land
redwing blackbird
spring calls by the
river
hot tea
a pause for a
wandering mind
bullet journal
refining the collection
of life
65 today
after years of being
a junior senior
Friday, March 5, 2021
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shrinking snow
too warm for winter
layers
snail mail
a haiku postcard
for greeting
walking west
the sun drops into
orange
a whistle erupts
the common merganser
startles up river
whirlwind
together stirring up
hope
Friday, February 26, 2021
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promise
watching God arrange
the details
car ride
still rocking the baby
to sleep
dry goldenrod
the remains of growth
through the snow
printed pages
folded into a
picture book
racoon prints
on the trod path
deep snow
Cold Moon Journal: By Susan Bonk Plumridge
Cold Moon Journal: By Susan Bonk Plumridge:
trust
step forward with a question of
unity
Susan Bonk Plumridge
Sunday, February 21, 2021
Cold Moon Journal: By Susan Bonk Plumridge
Cold Moon Journal: By Susan Bonk Plumridge:
winter wind
a push from behind
walking home
Susan Bonk Plumridge
Saturday, February 20, 2021
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trust
step forward with a question
of unity
storm
unbroken snow levelling
all paths
theme song
singing the same tune
for months
pink sky
sunset in the western
clouds
drawing hearts
and I remember
you Lord
Monday, February 15, 2021
A Question For First Baptist London (Canada)
We at First Baptist London stand on the edge of what can be an incredible new beginning. Two of our three services have been combined into a single group. Rev. Alan Roberts has led the way so that the traditional worship service and the contemporary worship service have been combined into one blended whole. We brought the services together with the hope of building a worship service that honours both styles and creatively listens to both voices while together we focus on worshiping our God.
We could have a long discussion about how well we handled this blending of worship styles, but the goal was to create something new that allowed honest input from both traditions. Unity and creativity have led the way toward keeping diversity.
What else do we need?
God’s word says: “But my name is honored by people of other nations from morning till night. All around the world they offer sweet incense and pure offerings in honor of my name. For my name is great among the nations,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. (Malachi 1:11 NLT)
God’s church includes people from around the world. In fact God brought a Sgaw Karen Baptist community to this church. A people from half way around the world have come here and joined with us. But a drift has occurred because we assumed that joining meant they would become like us as they absorbed Canadian culture. But God is creative and His people are creative and we need to work together to build a unity that allows our diversity, our differences to be used to our advantage as we together seek to honour and worship God: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Are we willing to discuss the possibility of having the English worship service and the Sgaw Karen worship service truly become united? There are many questions that would need to be answered. How would the two ministers work together? How would we incorporate the Karen language into the service? How would we structure meetings so that everyone can speak and be heard? How do we learn to communicate with each other? How would we provide choir and band rehearsal so that we learn each others music? How do we structure worship services so that people of all ages are regularly involved? How do we become a safe space so that all our children can learn to participate?
But God calls His people to unity. How do we reach for unity while also allowing for the God given diversity and creativity that make us unique?
Are we ready to actually consider becoming First London International Baptist Church?
Friday, February 12, 2021
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winter wind
a push from behind
walking home
simplicity
home made whole wheat
pizza dough
blue jeans
clothes for a
journey
stack of books
haiku and mysteries home
from the library
butter chicken
a visit to the buffet
. . . someday
Friday, February 5, 2021
Cold Moon Journal: By Susan Bonk Plumridge
Cold Moon Journal: By Susan Bonk Plumridge:
violets
winter sunshine through the
south window
Susan Bonk Plumridge
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drifting snow
large flakes deepening
the layers
waterlily
blue floating on the spine
of my book
heart attack
another year close to home
pandemic
snow silence
the wild geese still avoid
hikers
waiting
the book file needs to be
emailed
Monday, February 1, 2021
Failed Haiku #62
eyeglasses
suddenly the nightmare
clears
air hug
the unexpected meeting
of friends in the woods
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Friday, January 29, 2021
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theology
the walk of a woman
with God
languages
learning to communicate
as friends
whistling wings
the birds fly away
unknown
armful
puppy on its way
to a new home
video chat
seeing the puppy
in motion
Monday, January 25, 2021
Friday, January 22, 2021
moving forward: The Trillium Haiku Group Anthology 2020
reopening
a meeting without
smiles
sixty-one
a lifetime learning
to bloom
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guitar strum
the lilt of words
reach out
crystal ice
the brook flows
underneath
crochet hook
catching the dropped
stitches
wild geese
warm enough in the
winter river
dragons landing
walking by the
Buddhist temple
Friday, January 15, 2021
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a drip in the night
the snow continues melting
as I awake
jump--
a brook crosses
the path
wooden deck
sleeping under the
summer stars
footbridge
and the path
continues
deer
grazing below the
bird feeder
Saturday, January 9, 2021
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scattered seed
squirrel reaches the
bird feeder
friends
barbecuing together
by the river
whiteboard
two languages
intersect
eyeglasses
suddenly the nightmare
clears
air hug
the unexpected meeting
of friends in the woods
Friday, January 1, 2021
Failed Haiku #61
cactus buds
one Christmas tradition
on the timeline
cold frame
tending growth out of
season
January 1st in Failed Haiku #61
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