We’ve had some severe rainfall the past few days. As a result, the river levels are pretty high. As I stared at the river, I got fixated on a nice piece of driftwood just flowing along the shoreline and watched it get caught up momentarily. I got thinking, “uh oh, end of your travels.” TheContinue reading “A Haiku, The Driftwood”
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A Haiku, The Dust Bowl
I recently watched a documentary on The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. During this time, the nation was hit with economic hardship. It started with the stock market crash of 1929, and then severe droughts caused massive dust storms that choked the land in the early 1930s.Needless to say, I wrote a haiku aboutContinue reading “A Haiku, The Dust Bowl”
Tragic Storm
Originally posted on Such Is Life:
Inky clouds veiled the night sky, filtering in Rain pelting on my porcelain skin Sounds of God’s bowling from up above A beautiful ballad to be sung Deafening roars tumbled around Then silence ascended, hearing no sounds Streaks of white flared the world alight Crackling loud, a magical sight…
A Haiku, The Thunder
Some thunderstorms passed through the area a day ago. For me, it was just distant thunder which was a welcome and quite relaxing sound. It got me thinking about how alluring the sound of thunder can be to a person. Then it got me thinking about the contrast of it all, what hides behind theContinue reading “A Haiku, The Thunder”
Travis J. McRoy 