amber flames
amber flames burn through rose-flushed petals - summer flower
As the Waters Cover the Sea....
furnace fire glows
furnace fire glows - weapons of woe transfigured into garden tools
poplar drought drop
poplar drought drop - she sheds her shirts to shrink the laundry load
ripened red berries
ripened red berries - found way through the undergrowth to entice the birds
griefs dropped on the path
griefs dropped on the path roots lift in love to the leaves - pheromone rainstorm
griefs dropped on the path
griefs dropped on the path roots lift in love to the leaves - pheromone rainstorm
Warning! Danger! Bees!
Warning! Danger! Bees! - their honey-nest just outside wisely-closed window
a pause at noonday
a pause at noonday thinking of one who said "yes" - angelus bells
a rain-softened day
a rain-softened day - wispy-mist gentles the eyes colors glow lines blend
honeybees swarm
honeybees swarm in search of resting places - come waggle dance, come
the empty heartspace
the empty heartspace - aches to be filled with the beans of freshly ground love
on stealthy fox feet
on sneaky fox feet she dances under the moon - cunning art-fox
Let the bee-pace be
let the bee-pace be branch-sway opens the heart-space - sun-like inner light
Wings
test, then rest and try she spreads, labors, gains air - forgetting the ground
food artfully real
food artfully real - tastes of wheatgrass, vineyards and mycelium’d soil
Field flowers vibrate
Field flowers vibrate At the frequency of hope- Sun Meditation
Goat rope
french goat taunts us then escapes through the back door - goat rope ohlala
20220619 Sermon for Proper 7
20220619 Sermon for Proper 7 It was my joy and pleasure yesterday to bear witness to Jill’s ordination to the Sacred Order of Deacons. Now, when you have more than one Deacon in a given location, it’s called a "Disturbance of Deacons", and since ...
Homelessness
Sermon for Trinity Sunday June 12, 2022. St Peter’s Episcopal Church Hebron, CT Come, Holy Trinity, fill our hearts, and kindle in us the FIRE of your love. Good morning friends! My am Deacon Ron Steed and I serve at St Andrew’s Episcopal Churc...
Doubt… Courage… Amazement…
Sermon for Easter Sunday April 17, 2022. St Andrew’s Episcopal Church Madison, CT Come, Holy Spirit, fill our hearts and kindle in us the fire of your love. They burst through the door of the upper room, these women… in an instant the room is ma...
Sermon for Maundy Thursday, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Madison, CT
Three companions sit at a table waiting for the news, quietly and lovingly regarding one another. After eons, the cusp of the moment has finally come. They think back to a time so distant that it is hard to remember… a time when there was nothin...
Filled with Expectation
Sermon for 1 Epiphany (Year C), January 9, 2022 St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Madison, CT. "All the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah…." We tend to ...
Follow the Blessing
Sermon for 6 Epiphany (Year C), February 13, 2022 St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Madison, CT. When I was in the Navy, I was once stationed at The Pentagon with a small team who had tremendous political power because we were the ones who allocate...
lamentation
lamentation - Rachel weeps for children who are no more Do you have a haiku for this moment? #innocents #weeping #lamentation
Deacon Stephen's light
Deacon Stephen's light - rakes low enough to shine in dark places Do you have a haiku for this moment? #deacon #light #shine
Saint John testifies
Saint John testifies to the flaming heart revealed - the light we walk in Do you have a haiku for this moment? #heart #flame #light
the winter meadow
the winter meadow - stands stiffly in tweed coats and golden breeches Do you have a haiku for this moment? #winter #meadow #tweed
tidal marsh mud flat
tidal marsh mud flat - collector of detritus and loose shoes Do you have a haiku for this moment? #mudflat #detritus #shoes
wind-whipped ripples
wind-whipped ripples bent along the mud flat - riprap abstract Do you have a haiku for this moment? #ripples #mudflat #riprap
cold season samba
cold season samba - swirly leaves swish and sway to the meadow-beat Do you have a haiku for this moment? #samba #sway #meadow
solidago
solidago - frosty gold that glints with seasonal glory Do you have a haiku for this moment? #solidago #gold #glory
winter's trail scales
winter's trail scales the meadow grasses under bones of tree and sky Do you have a haiku for this moment? #trail #meadow #bones
simple phragmites
simple phragmites - to bow and to bend they shan't be ashamed Do you have a haiku for this moment? #phragmites #simplegifts #bow
smilax the wood nymph
smilax the wood nymph- she had prickly character and a heart on fire Do you have a haiku for this moment? #smilax #nymph #heart
sumac leads the choir
sumac leads the choir with blazing-red beads of fire - winter procession Do you have a haiku for this moment? #procession #sumac #fire
winter reed-hurdle
winter reed-hurdle - keeps wanderers from mucking in the tidal pools Do you have a haiku for this moment? #wander #muck #tidepools
Advent Word- Promise
next year's growth held in trust by this year's plants - promise Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #promise
Advent Word- Strength
in meditation she holds the dome of the sky- strength Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #strength
Advent Word- Soul
soul- the color that shines forth when hard frost comes Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #soul
Advent Word- Path
though worn by passage each sees the way with new eyes- path Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #path
Advent Word- Justice
justice - can we imagine healing for wounds that run deep? Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #justice
Advent Word- Fulfill
spirit gathers then healing spills over cheeks - fulfill Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #fulfill
Advent Word- Heart
where spirit flows like rivers, grows like trees - heart Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #heart
Advent Word- Praise
praise - what happens when we grow in god's time and place Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #praise
Advent Word- Everlasting
The feeling we have when seed forms and scatters - everlasting Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #everlasting
Advent Word- Messenger
the one who tells us things that will transform us - messenger Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #messenger
Advent Word- Offering
offering - when we gift the things that bring joy to our heart Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #offering painting by @thecurlyhairedpainter
Advent Word- Repent
the feeling one has when a new way beckons - repent Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #repent
Advent Word- Splendor
splendor - the thing we see at moments when hope is in us Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #splendor
Advent Word- Compassion
not there to stop tears but sit with as they gather - compassion Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #compassion
Advent Word- Expectation
expectation - that at any moment spirit can be there Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #expectation
Advent Word- Share
to have a moment that someone helped us to find - share Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #share
Advent Word- Exult
exault - when snowdrops break through the icy spots Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #exult
Advent Word- Stir
when buds swell and break out of their hard shells - stir Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #stir
Advent Word- Gladness
gladness - when witch hazel breaks out in the winter gloom Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #gladness
Advent Word- Bountiful
the gathering of hearts and blue-flamed spirit bountiful Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #bountiful
Advent Word- Sing
sing - nature's old ones join the hymn of new life Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #sing
Advent Word- Blessed
when one bears fruit that can be shared with others - blessed Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #blessed
Advent Word- Feed
feed - what happens when abundance meets poverty Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #feed
Advent Word- Magnify
magnify - when the insignificant takes on greatness Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #magnify
Advent Word- Generations
when one’s blessing passes long after life end - generations Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #generations
Advent Word- Flock
he keeps watch over going out and coming in - flock Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #flock
Advent Word- Greeting
greeting - when strangers meet bearing gifts and good news Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #greeting
Advent Word- Child
good news of great joy a child born who is lord - glory to God Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #child
rain in the distance
rain on the way plowed fields in for a soaking - promise of new life
herd of cheese wheels
herd of cheese wheels graze like cows in wheat stubble - abundance
really? is that all?
really? is that all? spitting into the fountain - indignant pigeon
she stands quietly
she stands quietly watching with wide awareness - tuscan olive tree
la dolce vita
la dolce vita - gathered on stone steps to see sun blaze a cityThis haiku moment at the Piazzale Michelangelo overlooking the City of Florence Italy, Tuesday late afternoon, October 19 , 2021: The view is high as the dome of the Duomo. We ar...
hard hearts softened
hard hearts softened by zinnas and monarchs - butterfly garden This haiku moment at Harkness State Park in Waterford, CT, Sunday afternoon, September 28, 2021: This is one of the first days of fall along the Connecticut shoreline. The blue sk...
The Charm of Disorder
the charm of flowers in painterly textures; heart-ful patina This haiku moment at our home in Mystic, CT, Wednesday afternoon, June 15, 2022: A perfect Connecticut shoreline day here in Mystic. We decided to stay closer to home so Roxanne can ...
watching forest trails
watching forest trails among leaf litter and moss- old man of the woods
frantic and serene
frantic and serene - Late-summer meadow rich in breeze, bees, and seed A haiku moment at the Connecticut Audubon Center, in Pomfret, CT, Sunday afternoon, September 19, 2021: We're in the "quiet corner" of Connecticut, staring into the sun acro...