Flat line of the sea,
firm footing on the shore — breath
of wind on my face
Copyright Francis 2021
Haiku #15
Category: nature
Haiku #13 (NS)
The wind blows a gale;
I must fetch a sweeping brush.
Fresh air in the room
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Monday Memories: Start Bailin’ — Big Sky Buckeye (Reblog)
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Milt and I push his small rowboat into the lake’s calm waters on a sunny, early morning. Fishin’ is absolutely on our minds. Milt’s boat has stood the test of time, and she definitely looks it. There are patches here and there, scrapped and worn paint, and even some mismatched […]
Monday Memories: Start Bailin’ — Big Sky Buckeye
Haiku: Snow Returns
The day snow returned,
buds showing on the blackthorn —
chilblains on my toes
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Haiku: Beautify
Flowers in a jug,
miracles are in the bud —
beautify yourself
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Haiku: Still Mind
Observe the morning
sun bringing the world alive —
A still mind will see
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Tree — A Poem
Tree,
they say you’d have a story to tell;
the things you must have seen
unrecorded by Man,
his story not being the same.
But why should you tell me?
If Odin was nailed to you
for days and nights,
his self imposed agony
for insight and divination,
then why should I find those runes
among this moss and muck?
I’d have to stay here a lifetime,
my back to the bark
to hear the whole tale,
whispered softly on the wind
around your mangled roots,
through these open spaces,
your gentle spirit’s presence —
amid the silence of seasons,
of years.
Copyright Francis 2021
Baikal Zen — Rhapsody Bohème (Reblog)
Via Colin Monteath Life and Mother Nature can be pretty amazing. Check out this beautiful occurrence and forget your troubles for a moment by filling your heart with awe and wonder. This rare phenomenon is called “Baikal Zen.” Rocks that have fallen on the ice of Lake Baikal are heated by sunlight and emit infrared […]
Baikal Zen — Rhapsody Bohème
Modern Haiku: Perspectives
Perspectives
Contemplate nature
Transition
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One May Smile
The shark’s reputation precedes him,
demonized in the minds of millions,
movie-goers jumping,
or hiding behind
their darkened seats.
Predators must hunt,
unsmiling and relentless,
the prey must die
so they can live;
for nature’s complexity
is for us to understand — not judge.
A greater power than Man
put this realm together.
And as a poet once said:
‘…one may smile, and smile,
and be a villain–‘
So step back,
you silver-tongued fiends,
those who think
they know better;
Your power is temporal,
so brief,
whilst the shark’s honest instinct
is ageless, only taking its due.
*Quotation from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 5, line 108.
Copyright Francis 2020
Earthweal Weekly Challenge: Shark Poetry
Noisy Skies — One Woman’s Quest II (Reblog)
(Weekend Sky challenge)
Noisy Skies — One Woman’s Quest II
