Pam Marjerrison, BJ

I am Japanese-Canadian and have lived in Ottawa since 1973. A founding member of the Ottawa Folk Festival & 19-year volunteer, a singer, haiku writer & activist

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June 12, 2026 haiku reflects on evening light

Glorious goat’s beard
Set aglow by evening sun
Long shadows appear

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June 11, 2026 haiku #2 reflects on bird baths

Welcoming bird baths
Wading pools open day, night
Wonderful respite

Photo: All About Birds

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June 11, 2026 haiku reflects on rabbits

Photo-shy rabbit
Here, gone in blink of an eye
A moment in time

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June 10, 2026 haiku #3 reflects on post-mass celebration at La Sagrada Família

Light shows inside, out
Boys choir’s angelic voices
Fireworks cap event

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June 10, 2026 haiku #2 reflects on bird bath

Cerulean blue
Bird bath graces lawn, beckons
Birds with fresh water

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June 10, 2026 haiku reflects on Pope Leo XIV’s mass at Sagrada Família today at 1:30 pm EST

Historic mass marks
100 years since Gaudi’s
Death, new tower blessed

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June 9, 2026 haiku reflects on herbs

Freshly picked garden
Herbs: Shiso, mint, dill, parsley
Edible bouquet

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June 8, 2026 haiku #4 reflects on irises

Fleur-de-lys symbol
Based on yellow irises
Famous royal past

Photo: Facebook

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June 8, 2026 haiku #3 reflects on peonies

Bright pink peonies
Buds open in warm weather
Sunbathing beauties

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June 8, 2026 haiku #2 reflects on rabbits

Charming, inspiring
Rabbits here, there, everywhere
On the ground, in air

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June 8, 2026 haiku reflects on Spring-Summer

Spring turns to summer
Bumblebees dance on windows
Kit bounds like squirrel

Photo: Adobe

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June 7, 2026 haiku #3 reflects on baby rabbits

Adorable kit
Demonstrates survival skills
Fight-or-flight instinct

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June 7, 2026 haiku #2 reflects on garage sales

It’s Garage Sale Day!
People roam like trick/treaters
Searching for treasure

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June 7, 2026 haiku reflects on peonies

Blooming peonies
Fallen by heavy rainfall
Perennial risk

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June 6, 2026 haiku #2 reflects on roaming rabbit

Close-up encounter
Backyard rabbit sniffs chive blooms
Photogenic doe

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June 6, 2026 haiku reflects on garden chives

Pretty star-shaped blooms
Wave of lavender flowers
Simple loveliness

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June 5, 2026 haiku #4 reflects on unusual tree

Bent birch gives one pause
Must be a reason, a cause
May be just because

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June 5, 2026 haiku #3 reflects on ancient rocks

Gray granite rock cut
Four billion years old kindles
Thoughts of yesteryear

Photo: Facebook

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June 5, 2026 haiku #2 reflects on French River

Descend cedar stairs
River beckons through pine trees
Irresistible

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June 5, 2026 haiku reflects on birds

Dawn breaks, birds awake
Blue-headed vireo sings
Merlin’s bird of day

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