56 thoughts on “Mountain Haiku”

    • lillian March 21, 2017 / 9:50 am

      Thank you, Charlie. Photo is actually from our recent trip to New Zealand.

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  2. kanzensakura March 21, 2017 / 10:07 am

    Lovely haiku. The photo is beautiful. The haiku and the haiku complement each other beautifully. Well done!

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  4. Grace March 21, 2017 / 12:33 pm

    Love that cascading spring ~

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    • lillian March 23, 2017 / 8:45 am

      Still waiting for spring here..,,

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  5. Glenn Buttkus March 21, 2017 / 3:06 pm

    Your beautiful brevity pays off big time–saying in haiku what I took two pages to touch upon, In 1977 I did a play in Sidney, stopping in New Zealand; always wanted to go back for an in depth visit; envious smile.

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    • lillian March 23, 2017 / 8:46 am

      New Zealand is truly gorgeous! Trip of a lifetime 😊

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  6. paul scribbles March 21, 2017 / 3:11 pm

    I agree with Glenn here…the brevity adds depth and beauty. The combination of Haiku and photo are superb. Thank You for honoring the prompt so eloquently.

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    • lillian March 23, 2017 / 8:50 am

      Always good to be joyful😊❤

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    • lillian March 23, 2017 / 8:51 am

      In Boston, spring is being bashful and ole man winter is still a curmudgeon!

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    • lillian March 23, 2017 / 8:54 am

      Thanks, Kim! Your words bring to mind my mom’s very thorough spring cleaning habit. We had to empty every kitchen cupboard and clean it, scrub it, wipe down contents etc. She was a bit obsessive with it, but then she also ironed my father’s boxer shorts! 😉🙃

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      • kim881 March 23, 2017 / 9:04 am

        I’m a bit slapdash on the cupboard cleaning but I admit to ironing bath and tea towels, underwear and anything else that can be ironed – I love ironing while listening to the radio! 🙂

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  12. sanaarizvi March 21, 2017 / 4:57 pm

    Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous ❤️

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    • lillian March 23, 2017 / 8:56 am

      Yes….and the crocus and daffodils and tulips and forsythia … 🌸🌹😊

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  14. whimsygizmo March 21, 2017 / 5:32 pm

    The sounds in here are fantastic, Lill. Well done.

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    • lillian March 23, 2017 / 8:56 am

      Thank you, De. Glad you enjoyed!

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  16. Singledust March 21, 2017 / 6:16 pm

    this was lovely to read! living in a tropical country we seldom think how the river is formed, I love the link to how it came to be. Snow being something I think about a lot!

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  17. rosross March 21, 2017 / 8:37 pm

    I am full of admiration for those who can write in this form.

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    • lillian March 23, 2017 / 8:59 am

      I enjoy both the haiku, and when three lines won’t do, the seven line tanka is fun too. I enjoy the challenge of brevity. Sometimes it works and sometimes not! Glad you enjoyed this one.

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    • lillian March 23, 2017 / 9:01 am

      Yes…and although the calendar reads spring, we’re still waiting here in Boston.

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  20. Rosemary Nissen-Wade March 21, 2017 / 11:18 pm

    Beautiful haiku and beautiful photo.

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  22. maria March 22, 2017 / 7:49 am

    Beautiful haiku that goes with a gorgeous photo!

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    • lillian March 23, 2017 / 9:03 am

      So glad you enjoyed, Maria. Now we just need for Boston’s weather to match the calendar word “spring!”

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  24. Laura Bloomsbury March 22, 2017 / 1:43 pm

    clutter clutched – really grasps the readers imagination

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  25. katiemiafrederick March 22, 2017 / 5:59 pm

    MounTain
    River
    SpRings
    Debris
    In
    WaterfALLs
    of Detritus
    as you
    DancE
    and SinG
    thAT iN Haiku way..
    aS alWayS iN.. liFe/LoVe
    TRumps
    Detritus
    as Poetic
    Prompt oF aRT
    cOmes liGht from dARk..
    oTheR than thAT.. Hi Lillian..;)

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    • lillian March 23, 2017 / 9:06 am

      So good to see you this morning, Katie! We’re still waiting for spring weather in Boston. March is a fickle month😳

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    • lillian March 23, 2017 / 9:06 am

      Thanks, Hank. I enjoyed the prompt!

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