Haiku Again
Here's what I posted on Forward Motion in the Haiku Challenge, for the topic of "home":I drove to my favorite campground today and wrote these while I was there. I too found them more difficult than the 'seasons' assignment.
Where I am
Mountain lions dwell.
Forest home.
We live in hopeful
harmony and peacefulness.
A place for my heart.
Gentle family,
Can't you see I love you all?
My heart is your home.
Dogs, cats, and rabbit.
Eight finches in the kitchen.
Four humans, at home.
I saved a forest.
The fire could have killed it.
My water brought peace.
This last haiku was inspired by something that happened as I drove home from Oregon a few nights ago, only about 2 miles north of the campground. It was 2 am. On that road I expect someday to see a mountain lion, bigfoot, or a UFO.. but I never expected to see a forest fire starting at the side of the road. Well, fortunately I had ten gallons of springwater in my car from my shopping trip and was able to dump some of it on the fire. It must have been started by a careless cigarette tosser. It gives me a special feeling for that part of the forest now, to know it could have been ashes if I hadn't been in the right place at that moment. This forest really is my home, just as much as the house is.
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