The briefest of peaks
From behind the parting clouds
Mt Rainier rises
The winding road a witness
To nature’s grand majesty
In response to CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI: Carpe Diem #1260 Winding Road
Tag Archives: Nature
Mighty Succession
earth
moves
reform
There is a beauty
In wreck and ruin
Where survival
Is the leading lady
Time worn
But still standing
The scars of violence
Begin to heal
Her pyroclastic flow
Long since dried
But deep down inside
Her core still burns
In response to CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI: Carpe Diem #1259 creating beauty and The Daily Post: Mighty
This is a photograph of Mt St Helens 37 years after her iconic blast.
Mental Hegira
As I stand on the precipice
I slow down my brain
Away from the city noise
Listening to my breathing
My steady heartbeat
The wind swirling around me
Carrying the sounds of voices
Ancestors who stood here before me
The caw of the crow
Observing me with amusement
For he already knows
What I am learning
To quiet myself
And let it be
in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Layered
Veil
My burning desire
Is to cast aside
My veil of self protection
To stand vulnerable
Naked, trembling
No longer transparent
Known
For who I truly am
In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a Word Challenge #105: Veil
Fire & Ice
Born from silica
Garden of fire and ice
Delights the senses
In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a Word Challenge #104: Ice
Contemplation
contemplating
my inner child
a butterfly
In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a Word Challenge #103: Contemplation.
Stars
playing peekaboo
with the moon
our star
In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a Word Challenge #102: Stars
Corners
Going up or down
Spiraling out of control
Corners and curves meld
In response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Corner
Harvey
My heart goes out to my Gulf Coast neighbors. I want to say that the storm will pass and there are rainbows ahead but right now that seems trite and doesn’t bring solace. The impact of these devastating disasters lasts for years. In the current climate of divisiveness and anger, it gives me hope to see folks coming together and showing the best of humanity under such horrible circumstances.
For anyone who wants to help, here is a link to the Hurricane Harvey Facebook page with options for donation.
In response to Patrick Jennings Pic and a Word Challenge #101: Rainbows
Flutter-Bye
There once was a fly of butter
Whose love for a truck was quite nutter
He thought love would last
‘Til it gave him the gas
Thrown off to the clouds heart a-flutter
