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 ...
lamentation - Rachel weeps for children who are no more Do you have a haiku for this moment? #innocents #weeping #lamentation
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 to the flaming heart revealed - the light we walk in Do you have a haiku for this moment? #heart #flame #light
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 - collector of detritus and loose shoes Do you have a haiku for this moment? #mudflat #detritus #shoes
wind-whipped ripples bent along the mud flat - riprap abstract Do you have a haiku for this moment? #ripples #mudflat #riprap
cold season samba - swirly leaves swish and sway to the meadow-beat Do you have a haiku for this moment? #samba #sway #meadow
solidago - frosty gold that glints with seasonal glory Do you have a haiku for this moment? #solidago #gold #glory
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 - 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- she had prickly character and a heart on fire Do you have a haiku for this moment? #smilax #nymph #heart
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 - keeps wanderers from mucking in the tidal pools Do you have a haiku for this moment? #wander #muck #tidepools
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
in meditation she holds the dome of the sky- strength Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #strength
soul- the color that shines forth when hard frost comes Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #soul
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
justice - can we imagine healing for wounds that run deep? Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #justice
spirit gathers then healing spills over cheeks - fulfill Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #fulfill
where spirit flows like rivers, grows like trees - heart Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #heart
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
The feeling we have when seed forms and scatters - everlasting Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #everlasting
the one who tells us things that will transform us - messenger Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #messenger
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
the feeling one has when a new way beckons - repent Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #repent
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
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
expectation - that at any moment spirit can be there Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #expectation
to have a moment that someone helped us to find - share Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #share
exault - when snowdrops break through the icy spots Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #exult
when buds swell and break out of their hard shells - stir Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #stir
gladness - when witch hazel breaks out in the winter gloom Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #gladness
the gathering of hearts and blue-flamed spirit bountiful Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #bountiful
sing - nature's old ones join the hymn of new life Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #sing
when one bears fruit that can be shared with others - blessed Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #blessed
feed - what happens when abundance meets poverty Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #feed
magnify - when the insignificant takes on greatness Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #magnify
when one’s blessing passes long after life end - generations Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #generations
he keeps watch over going out and coming in - flock Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #flock
greeting - when strangers meet bearing gifts and good news Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #greeting
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 on the way plowed fields in for a soaking - promise of new life
herd of cheese wheels graze like cows in wheat stubble - abundance
really? is that all? spitting into the fountain - indignant pigeon
she stands quietly watching with wide awareness - tuscan olive tree
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 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...
watching forest trails among leaf litter and moss- old man of the woods
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...
Tidewaters flow through summer marsh grass - tension within calm A haiku moment at Barn Island Wildlife Management Area in Stonington, CT, Monday late morning, September 6, 2021: Roxanne and I were talking about a peaceful place we love to visi...
wood astors proclaim the ripening of summer - on the cusp of change
wardrobe castaways litter the dressing room floor - napa tree point
to snatch the stone one must venture the troll hole - what guards the entrance?
peach tree triangle - balancing its larder of sun-blushed peaches This haiku moment on Enders Island in Mystic, CT, Saturday mid-afternoon, September 4, 2021: On Enders Island, a peachtree stands, full to overflowing with late summer peaches....
shifted vocations- one to give self to others one toward new light
storm filled the brooks and softened the woodland paths - quiet footfalls
giving and taking tender hearts and blossoms - late-summer borderA haiku moment at Harkness State Park in Waterford, CT, Saturday late morning, August 21, 2021: This late-summer border of annuals who stretch out skyward on long stems, seems to i...
fine mushroom pair stems off-centered with pores - forest UFOs Note: please to not forage mushrooms unless you are an expert. Identification can be difficult, edible ones can share many similar attributes with poisonous ones, and mistakes can ...
bright and beautiful bee signals in mid-august - first frost far away
twisty old apple keeps watch above the boulders who stay the seaThis haiku moment at Harkness State Park in Waterford, CT, Saturday noon, August 14, 2021: This thick, twisted, and ancient crabapple tree stands alone, close along the shore of Lo...
