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
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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- 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- 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- 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- Feed
feed - what happens when abundance meets poverty Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #feed
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- 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- 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- 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- 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- 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
Advent Word- Magnify
magnify - when the insignificant takes on greatness Do you have a haiku for this Advent word? #adventword #ECCT #ECCTSE #magnify
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
Tidewaters flow
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...
wood astors proclaim
wood astors proclaim the ripening of summer - on the cusp of change
to snatch the stone
to snatch the stone one must venture the troll hole - what guards the entrance?
peach tree triangle
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,...
storm filled the brooks
storm filled the brooks and softened the woodland paths - quiet footfalls
giving and taking
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...
fine mushroom pair
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...
bright and beautiful
bright and beautiful bee signals in mid-august - first frost far away
twisty old apple
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...
cross small troubles
cross small troubles tend to bigger ones - bridge over goshen This haiku moment, July 31, 2021: This bridge, painted in watercolors on site by my wife, artist Roxanne Steed, crosses Goshen Cove at...
birch drops yellow leaves
birch drops yellow leaves into the reflecting pond- holy water
