Himalaya Haikus
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i saw her.
maps don’t survive volcano blasts
like that.
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ice cold toes,
birdsong & laughter.
earthquakes’ heartbeat
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himalayan sunrise,
tourist tea & photographs,
abandoned home in shadow.
god left his epitaph
flapping in alpine winds,
now builds sand castles.
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eyes collecting dust.
snow gathered in shade.
she’ll freeze ’til spring.
gentleman whispers
float from roof: Richard Cory,
umbrella in hand.
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Buddhism, et al. –
efforts to emulate the calm
surrounding god.
Sean spends his time writing and traveling about the world, makes money killing fish in Alaska, and sometimes lives in Portland, Oregon. His blog lives at structuredroots.wordpress.com, which thankfully qualifies as a carry-on.
or something.
Lovely. Haunting. And that last photo is stunning.
Isn’t it? Thanks for reading!
It seemed, when I took it, like one could just fall out of the valley and land in the ocean – after a good deal of tumbling. That’s pretty much what happened.
thanks 🙂
Really beautiful. I especially liked the close up of the horse.
Love this. And, I love your new profile pic.