Michele Rule 🇨🇦📝 she/her

@michelerule.bsky.social

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Poet/Writer. Proud mom and grandma to both humans and pets. Disabled. Recovering politician. Chocolate lover. Human rights friendly. Coeditor at @thesolitarydaisy.bsky.social. MicheleRule.ca for more.

A small brown dog with big ears sleeps stretched out on a paisley brown cushion on a brown rattan bench in the shade.
A small brown Chihuahua dog looks at the camera. Around his neck is a garland of plush velvet flower petals in pink, red, yellow, purple, blue, green, turquoise, and green.
A close up photo of one pink and one purple hyacinth on a green background. A hyacinth is a flower from a bulb with a thick stem and multiple five petaled blooms on the stem.
A rectangle piece of cardboard covered with magazine print as a background. In the foreground are mountains and an overhead shot of a seashore. Overlaying these are a variety of bathtubs, fish, lamps, plums, and a bowl of cucumber salad. There are also the words twist, bright idea, fish, and take a trip glued over other elements of the collage.
A video looks over a bird feeder, a leaf covered driveway, and a BBQ and tree trunk. Suddenly a small brown bird with a red breast and white stripes on a black head appears, followed quickly by a small bird with brown feathers and black wing stripes.
A small, light brown, dog with big brown eyes and big ears sits on a black and white patterned blanket. Behind him is an electric fireplace, turn on and a large collection of Nutcracker dolls from tiny to very large. The white text above the dog reads, "Merry Christmas!"
A blue book with clouds. Text reads Beyond Blue Stories of Heartbreak Healing and Hope in Postpartum Depression Edited by Christina Myers and Olga Nwobosi. The back cover is solid blue and covered with text too small to read except for name of the publisher Caitlinpress.com
Black text on a white background garlic scapes the stew rises above its ordinary roots Michele Rule Kelowna BC Canada www.michelerule.ca
A black cat with a white bib, green eyes and long white whiskers looks into the camera. He is loaf-sitting on an orange and brown blanket. In the background is a blurred electric fireplace and wooden shelves.
An older man with a dark blue suit and a grey tie stands beside a middle-aged woman with long hair in a ponytail and light pink glasses wearing a checked beige and white vest. Behind them is a vineyard, and large lake and some low mountains.
A small brown dog with big ears is cuddled into a black and white blanket in the basket of my mobility scooter which is out of sight.
White page with black text. Text reads wildfire might as well give up smoking Michele Rule Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada www.michelerule.ca
A black and white image. What looks like a ragged piece of snake skin from larger head end down to very narrow tail end. Text reads snakeskin for once the rattle lies silent Michele Rule Artist signature read Josiah
A plain white sheet with a pressed pink flower in the bottom right hand of the page. Text from the top reads: haiku challenge/défi haiku (books/livres) July/Juliet 2025 no. 10 first date - we tell each other our favourite books Michael Dylan Welch Sammamish (WA) clearing bookshelves last year's roses pressed in romance novels Michele Rule Kelowna (BC) heirloom dictionary a language we share ... pressed flowers Karin Hedetniemi Victoria (BC)
A small white house with a brown door and a brown trellis. Yellow and purple flowers in the foreground. On the far left side of the house hangs a flag, vertically. Red stripes on each side of the flag and a red maple leaf. Inside the red portions are the First Nations symbols of orca and eagle.
A small brown dog with big ears lies in a basket lined with a black and white blanket. He has his chin resting on his paw.
On a background the runs from aqua at the top to mauve at the bottom are two white text boxes. Written in black, the text reads The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch ice fishing on Kalamalka lake a rainbow beneath our feet
A stage with three performers. From left to right, a man playing a brown electric guitar, a man playing a brown acoustic guitar, and a man, seated, playing a black cello. All three are wearing suits but only the man in the middle has a tie. Behind them is a brown grand piano.
A mule deer peeks out from a hiding spot of green grasses and willow tree
A plain white background with black print. The text reads: snowflakes on my tongue the beginning of a new language Michele Rule
A weeping crabapple tree partially shades a stone pagoda. In the background is a pond with lilypads and further back on the other shore of the pond are a variety of shrubs and trees as well as a Japanese style gateway made of wood.
A simple line sketch in black on a white background gives the allusion of water and a shark fin. In the bottom left hand corner is the text: rough seas the shark glides by the empty beach In the bottom right corner is the text: Michele Rule Vertically along the right hand side is the text: @completethehaiga (complete the haiga)
A blue metal cart is parked on a road beside bags of soil. In the cart is a box of annual flowers like dahlias. There is also a honeysuckle vine and another plant I've already forgotten the name of but it has clusters of tiny cream coloured flowers.
A middle aged woman with her hair back and light pink glasses smiles into the camera. A small brown dog wearing a purple harness is in profile, he is sitting in a metal basket with a green blanket.
A horizontal photo of around twenty purple orb-shaped flowers made up of many tiny blossoms, on between one and two feet tall stems. Bright green foliage on the bottom of the photo and a mottled background of shadowed trees and shrubs.
An older woman with short grey hair wearing a black and gold striped T-shirt and a middle aged woman with shoulder length brown hair and glasses wearing a grey striped sweater with a blue striped T-shirt underneath sit together on an old fashioned loveseat with gold lamme fabric and wooden arms and legs. In the background is a wall made of wooden slats.
A small brown and white striped owl sits on a gloved-hand.
Against a painted background of a cherry tree with Easter egg decorations and a white picket fence with large easter eggs in front sits a rustic wooden bench. On the bench sit a middle aged man and woman, both wearing sunglasses. On the arm of the bench sits a little boy with dark hair.
A middle aged bald man with glasses lies on a brown couch. A large black and white cat lies beside him and a small brown dog is sitting on his lap. The background is cluttered with a plant, a lamp, a black and white blanket and a red pillow and behind that is a large window. It is dark outside.
A male quail sits on the wing of a concrete bird that is affixed to a concrete birdbath. In the background are bits of green plants and a bright red camping chair.
On a background that runs from blue at the top down to lilac at the bottom. Text reads farmer's daughter baby chicks on her Easter bonnet - Michele Rule Canada moonless night one last look at the sealed tomb - Michele Rule Canada
At a green and yellow feeder a small brownish bird with white striped on its head is eating sunflower seed chips. In the background is a mixed garden and a white house with a red roof.
In the background, a pot of purple and yellow pansies and a quince bush covered with red buds. On a concrete birdbath with a concrete bird with open wings sits a chubby red breasted robin.
A middle aged white woman with glasses stands in front of a mirror with shoulder length brown and grey hair. The reflection behind her shows the back of her head with the hair hanging in a straight line across her shoulders. Above her is a light fixture of three lights with a chrome finish.
A close up shot of a multi petaled white flower on a branch.
A glass vase holds a bundle of red and yellow tulips. The vase is sitting on a wooden hearth and a bit of the black frame of an electric fireplace is showing. Behind the flowers is a painting on the wall - you can't make out the design but you can see red colour. There is also a black lantern with a red and green glass panel.
A pansy, yellow in the centre with purple edges on the petals, beside another unopened bud.
A pale yellow background. Text reads lilac blooms the overwhelming presence of my grandmother infloresta liliacul prezenta coplesitoare a bunicii mele - Michele Rule, Canada Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal Issue 11, April 2025
A white tailed doe wanders up a wooden pathway and then turns into the garden in front of a white house with a red roof.
An overhead view of a small brown dog lying on a green and white checkered pillow on a wooden staircase with the sun shining on him.
An illustration of a paper scroll that reads "poetry" at the top, along with a feather pen and a small bottle of ink. Some pinkish lilies lie alongside. The background is sepia coloured. Text reads World Poetry Day
Text on a plain gray background reads early frost the unfulfilled promise of a red rose - Michele Rule
A mostly gray bird with a small head and gray and black bands on its tail perches in the branches of a deciduous tree. In the background are green cedar trees and in the top foreground is the gutter of a house. The picture is taken from inside.
A round croissant-like dough filled with pistachio pastry cream and dipped in pistachio white chocolate, tucked into a pink envelope.
In the foreground, two brown birds flit around a green feeder. In the background a man in a bright yellow jacket shovels the walkway in front of a white house.
A small brown dog sits beside a book with a bright blue cover and a minimal sketch drawing in white of the upper half of a person with their hand against their face. White text reads: Lift the Mask, a short collection of micropoetry and lyrical prose by Kristin Houlihan
A black and white cat and a small brown dog sit together on the couch looking at the camera.
A cat is curled up on a blanket with paw prints on it. The cat is a mixture of black, white and orange. She has her green eyes open just a crack.
A large black cat with a white bib, white paws and white whiskers sits on the corner of a wooden table.
A brown speckled bird with a black bib and a large pointed beak sits on top of a dark green metal butterfly stand. Just out of sight of the frame is a suet in a square metal frame.
A small brown dog and a black and white cat curled up on a grey and white blanket and a brown couch. They both look slightly perturbed.
In the background is a white house with a red roof. A small sparrow appears, variegated dark and light brown with dark stripes on the face.
A small child in a yellow jacket and a blue helmet rides his bike down a trail through a park with shrubs and trees. You only see the child from the back.
A slightly irritated looking black and white cat, curled up on a grey blanket with one front paw and one back paw sticking out. He has long white eyebrows and whiskers.
In the background, a blurred glass of milk and a fireplace. In the foreground, a chocolate doughnut with white frosting and multi colored sprinkles and a dab of whipped cream sits on a cream dessert sized plate with a pink rose pattern.
a video of two house finches - a brown female and a brown and reddish colour male - sit on the yellow perch of the feeder. In the background is a small white house with a red roof.
A collection of small figurines representing the animals of the Chinese zodiac. The small green snake sits on a piece of red felt. There is a sign in Japanese behind the collection but I don't know what it means.
A black and white cat sits in profile on the top of a couch with a window behind him. The photo is in black and white.
A six lane extradosed bridge with statues of eagles on the nearest upper posts. Numerous cars driving both ways. A grey, cloudy, rainy day.
A white book with the text Haiku Canada Review Volume 18 October 2024 Number 2 and a drawing of a tree branch with small green leaves and yellowish orange peaches. Alongside is the face of a small brown chihuahua dog in profile.