Thanksgiving Haikus
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Every year Heidi Shott, Canon for Communications and Social Justice in the Diocese of Maine asks the members of the Episcopal Communicators Lis-Serv to write a Thanksgiving haiku. These are this year's results.
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Grey drizzle for days.
Commute made tolerable
by egg nog latte.
Making lists, checking
twice. Do I get a special
treat for the dogs, too?
Local, free-range bird;
farm-fresh, organic produce:
Sustainable feast.
Unsustainable:
Weekly feasts on organic,
free-range stuff (for now).
Duraflame® fire glows,
warming the house and lighting
my loved ones' faces.
My favorite bite:
The one where the cranberry
explodes in my mouth.
Is there anything
better than watching the boy
shovel spuds? "Nummy!"
Cut off from in-laws;
no holiday drama here!
Ah, serenity.
Norah Joslyn
Diocese of Olympia
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in the flying car
mashed potatoes and my mom
a buttery blur
gee, i didn't know
your dog likes cornbread stuffing
as much as i do
wednesday staff meeting
right before thanksgiving day
perfect for haiku
Christie Wills
Diocese of Southwest Virginia
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Not an English feast
In-laws arrive and take over kitchen
I sigh and relent
Lucy Chumbley
Diocese of Washington
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Wet surface, dark night
Car sliding out of control
The cherry tree lost
Dirt clings to parsnips
Orange carrots ready to chop
Soon, a creamy, warm soup. Yum.
Bits of leafy color
Glisten on the damp sidewalk
Echos of fall glory
Apples, cranberries, heat
Nature's bounty transformed
A glorious crisp
Nancy Davidge
Episcopal Divinity School
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Pie plate, cherries, crust.
Hope for Thanksgiving sweetness.
Wish I was a baker.
Round, plump turkey breast
Promises holiday treats
If it thaws in time.
Melodie Woerman
Diocese of Kansas
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Cold turkey roasting
Boston butts snugglin' closely
For day-after feast
Marcia McRae
Diocese of Georgia
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Dad is making pie
this year; we're thankful for his
retirement work.
My kids have skiing
on the brain. They have to learn
Thanksgiving snow's not.
Turkey trot at school
today; lots of little legs
spinning fast away.
Beckett Stokes
Diocese of Colorado
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Invited and uninvited guests
all are welcome
Christ's table complete
Kat Lehman
Diocese of Bethlehem
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"Like old times"-but now
we relax. No need to prove
it's just like old times.
Having a best friend
who cooks: feast. Having her here
makes it Thanksgiving!
My daughter's dentist
decrees tooth must go-time for
Thanksgiving yogurt.
Food, family, friends-
for one day we'll feel painted
by Norman Rockwell.
Hospitality
includes, I hope, being a
very grateful guest.
Turkey sits uncooked-
collective breath held, praying
for cause to give thanks.
Rain from wintry sky
belies tropic air, conjures
childhood Novembers.
Mary Cox
Diocese of Southeast Florida
Communicators
haiku and my mouth responds
with desire for pie
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November 26, 2009 10:10 AM
Happy Thanksgiving ~
we are eating Krispy Kremes ~ feasting later on.
Peter Carey+
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November 26, 2009 3:53 PM
for thanksgiving haiku
thanks for brokeness
when breath is insufficient
when we beg the ghost
will reed
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November 26, 2009 11:26 PM