Feb. 28

A tale of two endings...

Skin parched. Air bone dry.
Moisture locked in walls of snow.
Longing for water.

or

Skin parched. Air bone dry.
Moisture locked in walls of snow.
But......... morrow 'tis March!

~ Maria

Feb. 27

Your book club revived

after a long, sad season.

You would be well-pleased.

 

~ Twilla

Feb. 26

Sometimes remembering is hard... but I can't let this week pass without sharing what Heidi's haiku journal from 2012 reminded me... that this week two years ago was a hard one for many of us, but mostly for the Siemens-Rhodes family.  Heidi responded with this unforgettable haiku:

O dread PET scan
you obscure as you reveal -
just here, the road turns

~ Heidi, Feb. 22, 2012

Feb. 25

On the brink of change,

anticipating newness,

shifting perspectives.

 

~ Twilla

Feb. 24

Ice by night, thaws next

Treacherous, even wearing your boots

Love, warmth, what else melts?

 

~ Jan

Feb. 23

A special gem that Mitch found in one of Heidi's old haiku journals...

One single layer
gauze, sheer, translucent - swaddles
this slip of a moon.

Heidi, Nov. 2006

Feb. 22

Inspired by a sunny afternoon...

Sun heals my soul;

hope burning away darkness.

Warmth revives my heart.

~ Twilla

Feb. 21

This haiku was inspired by girls making MCC bags for school kits...

girls clipping, sewing
weaving in cords. listening.
caring. broadening.

~ Maria

Feb. 20

Enneagram 4

Emotions deep, stormy, raw.

Vulnerable life.

 

~ Twilla

Feb. 19

a long day at the
office. Study in contrasts...
hate work/glad for work

Feb. 18

surprise thaw descends
snowman's head tilts jauntily
warm air greets, like hope

~ Maria

Feb. 17

echolocation
Ira hums himself to sleep
in my arms, my songs

~ Heidi, Feb. 12, 2012

Feb. 16

congregations are
more imperfect than perfect
God can handle this

~ Maria

Feb. 15

Bad Thoughts come to me
in the middle of the night
hear my prayer, oh God

~ Maria

Feb. 14 - haiku #2

Valentine labor

pain-filled, doubt-filled, angst-filled love

transforming my heart

~ Twilla

Feb. 14 - haiku #1

A Valentine...

Everlasting love,
Today, every day, miss you.
Remembering you!

~ Jan
 

Feb. 13

The luminous moon

clothes the snowy world in blue

gleaming, bright darkness

 

~ Twilla

Feb. 12

Fireplace flames warm,

Outside snowflakes tumble down,

Stereo wonder

 

~ Jan

Feb. 11

meeting others' needs
is a constant tug and pull...
and what marks success?

~ Maria

Feb. 10

Brother and sister

so much love, so much friction

unfolding friendship

 

~ Twilla

Feb. 9

February blue
my lungs fill with cold crisp air
admire and breathe

~ Maria

Feb. 8

This haiku accompanies Heidi's squirrel haiku (posted Feb. 3):

We shared lunch that day

Neither of us knew it was

the last lunch we shared

 

~ Twilla

Feb. 7

A good Friday night post...

Friday night, sermon
well on its way to ready.
Time to read a book.

~ Heidi, Feb. 10, 2012

Feb. 6

sleep is my solace
my warm centered refuge, den,
cleft in the rock, womb

~ Heidi, Feb. 2, 2012

Feb. 5

For Heidi...

busy, but instead
I stayed up reading your stuff
Never. Forgotten.

~ Maria

Feb. 4

Another snow storm...

snow falls from heaven
like flower petals on a
too-hot day in spring

~ Maria

Feb. 3

outside the window
a fat squirrel hung upside down
Ira and I laughed

~ Heidi, two years ago today, Feb 3, 2012

Feb. 2

"A missing Heidi kind of day:"

Tears soak daily tasks

Grief seeps, drenching motherhood

while your light shines on.

 

~ Twilla

Feb. 1

The weekend is here

Scaling back expectations

I think I'll sleep in!

 

~ Twilla