Haiku, poems, and stories

Random thoughts and stories, maybe even the occasional photo.

-Robert

Friday, April 19, 2013

the halls were dark
the ceilings collapsed --
still, volunteers went in
 
A nursing home, West, Texas, after an explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. 4/17/2013.
 
Originally posted on Facebook's NaHaiWriMo page.  Prompt was dark/darkness.
 

 

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

even thinking of wildflowers
fails to ease the pain --
Boston Marathon 2013
Originally posted on Facebook's NaHaiWriMo page on 4/16/2013.  Prompt was wildflower/weed.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

blue iris
and red rock grotto ~
our guide sings
of Tickle Cove Pond


Tickle Cove is a place on the island of Newfoundland. A 'tickle', in the local dialect, is a narrow passage of water. A 'pond' can be a large lake. The song is about a Newfoundlander who was hauling wood with his mare, Kit, late in the season and decided to a shortcut across the frozen pond. Our guide sang unaccompanied by the grotto; she had a beautiful voice.
 


Originally posted on Facebook's NaHaiWriMo page on 4/14/2013.  Prompt was pond.

You can listen to one version of Tickle Cove Pond here.   Sadly, it is not our guide singing.

Our guide's blog, Adventures on the Eastern Edge, is well worth a visit for views and stories of the Canadian maritime provinces.